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This is free-range thinking applied to local issues and daily lives with expansive, explorative discussion. No dogma, no entrenched positions, no talking points or political agendas — just one humble Coastsider with the time and curiosity to dive deep and go anywhere.

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"Shooting the Breeze" Live Interview with Lynnette Vega from La Honda Indivisible (May 16, 2025)

Does your voice matter? Do decision-makers give a flattened rat what you think? Are we being heard? Maybe those aren't the right questions or the right metrics for determining the value of public comment. Time to bring in somebody with a positive perspective on the issue. Enter Lynnette Vega from La Honda Invisible, who will explain why she works to organize public demonstrations and why public comment is more than a zero-sum game.

Photo credit: Lynette Vega

A Public Comment About Public Comment (May 16, 2025)

The eternal question that Reuben will not let rest: What is the value of public comment and public protest? Has it become white noise to the decision-makers or does it make a difference? Does it only make a difference depending on who's doing the commenting? Is it just a vestigial ceremony in end-stage democracy? (The eternal question is one question, in 26 parts, in case you are keeping score at home.) Tune in and help talk Reuben down off the cliff on which he feels democracy is teetering.

Caltrans Changes Its Tune (May 16, 2025)

Caltrans is running out of ways to avoid dealing with  the slippery roadway on 92 East. Despite numerous accidents over the last few months, the most tangible response was a few oranges cones along the shoulder. Amazingly, this did not solve the problem. This week, Caltrans has suddenly changed its tune from from "Don't Worry Be Happy" to "High and Dry" to "Slip-Slidin' Away" and vows to develop an action plan. So what got the wheels turning, so to speak? Was it the power of public voice? Listen in as we talk this one out.

Photo credit: Doug Forster

Circling Back for Some Mother's Day Coastsidenalia (May 9, 2025)

Just like the bottom of mom's purse always had, this show's got a little bit of something and a little bit of everything, even some rock-hard sticks of Dentine and three green pennies. From Mother's Day to what's shaking Coastside to updates and addendums on past shows and segments. This is Coastal Windage.

Photo credit: High Country Gardens

"Shooting the Breeze" Live Interview With Paul Nagengast of the Half Moon Bay City Council (May 2, 2025)

He was out, done, home free, semi-retired, and living the life of Reuben. But his love of the Coastside and sense of civic duty overcame his common sense. Don't miss this live interview with HMB City Councilperson Paul Nagengast as he lays out his vision for the City of Half Moon Bay and explains why he decided to run for public office.

Photo credit: Paul Nagengast

Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside Has a New Leader (May 2, 2025)

Change can be difficult, but not when you go from great to great. This week, the Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside announced Mark Newton as their new executive director. Hot off the heals of an incredible six-year run under the leadership of Executive Director Jill Jacobson, the Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside has found the perfect person to build on their mission to serve Coastside youth.  

Photo credit: Mark Newton

Is Pickleball the Answer? (May 2, 2025)

What happens when you have too much time on your hands and a bunch of random sports equipment? A radio show? Good guess, but no. Magic, that's what. Which is how we got pickleball. (Trust us, it actually happened that way.) Tune in to find out if America's fastest growing sport is the answer to all of the Coastside's problems. It's no gondola, but hey, it's just as possible.

Photo credit: Homes.com 

In Memory of Lisa Ketcham (April 25, 2025)

Friend, neighbor, colleague, mentor, leader. All of those things and more. This week, the Coastside lost a true champion and a wonderful person, Lisa Ketcham. Please feel free to call in and share your thoughts about this first-ballot Coastside Hall of Famer.

Lisa, pictured here with her grandfather, in 2018 during an MCC Adopt-a-Highway trash clean-up day along Highway 1 in Moss Beach.

Photo credit: Barbra Mathewson

Coastside Gives! (April 25, 2025)

It's the Coastside's special day of giving. 76 nonprofits raising money from, by, and for the Coastside. Call in and make the case for your favorite Coastside cause.

Trouble for the Pumpkin Festival? (April 25, 2025)

Say it ain't so, Gordy! OK, let's not panic, P-fest is on for 2025, but these days nothing is a given, not even the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival. Find out what you can do to help!

"Shooting the Breeze" Live Interview With Chad Hooker of Pacific Coast Dream Machines (April 18, 2025)

Rev up your engines and dump the clutch next Sunday, because Dream Machines is back, baby! Why did it ever go away? Who knows? Oh wait, long-time Event Director Chad Hooker knows. And guess what? He's our "Shooting the Breeze" live interview guest today. If you ever wanted to know what permit is required to hold an event at the airport, how to get a bunch old car rebels to follow the rules, or the timing for a '67 Oldsmobile Cutlass, Chad is the man. Dial this one up!

History Is History (April 18, 2025)

Bruh, like Moore's Law meets the fruit fly reproductive cycle, you know what we mean, Vern? History is done, toast, yesterday's newspaper, a smashed bug on STEM's windshield. Between the Cult of Technology, on-demand culture, and the 24-second news cycle, history is about as relevant these days as the rule of law. Right? We lost you already -- rule of law you say? Just give a listen, we'll bring you up to speed.

"Shooting the Breeze" Live Interview With Cata Gomes, Founder and Executive Director of the Muchia Te' Indigenous Land Trust (April 11, 2025)

Don't miss one of our favorite guests as she tells us more about the vision and mission of Muchia Te' and their latest programs. Muchia Te' is participating in Coastside Gives this year for the first time -- find out what the goals are for this amazing local nonprofit organization.

Photo credit: Muchia Te' Indigenous Land Trust

How About Those Coastside Protests! (April 11, 2025)

Nicely done, Coastside. Great turnout, positive attitude, fun signs, and no violence or criminal activity. We done ourselves proud. Now the question is: aaaaand then? Call in and make your suggestion.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

The Coastside Doth Protest (April 4, 2025)

Had enough? Surely you've had enough of something. Even if it's protests, demonstrations, or clever signage, there must be something you have to say about something. Saturday is your day, Coastsiders. As part of the nationwide day of protest, Coastsiders (none of them funded by George Soros) will be taking to locations from Montara to Moonridge to express their first amendment right to speak out. Haven't read anything about it on Coastsidenews.com? Hmm. Listen in as we talk about the planned Coastside activities, the lack of local media attention to them, and the impact of public comment.

"Shooting the Breeze" Live Interview with Phylis Savari, Author of the Silicon Valley-Coastside Memoir, Data for Joy (April 4, 2025)

Don't miss this great discussion with former Coastside resident Phylis Savari, whose new memoir, Data for Joy, recounts the pressures and turmoils of working in the tech industry and how the Coastside came to her rescue. 

Photo credit: Reuben TrutMaker

Healthcare on the Coastside? (April 4, 2025)

Are pilot programs the best way to provide healthcare on the Coastside? Well it sure beats not having any Coastside healthcare options at all. Listen in for a temperature check on the health of Coastside healthcare. 

Photo credit: CoastsideBuzz.com

E-Bikes and the Slippery Slope (March 28, 2025)

Pedal-assisted begat throttle-assisted begat speed pedal-assisted -- and now where are we? Barreling down the slippery slope that Reuben predicted. Tune in to hear Reuben warn us all yet again that e-bikes are the fourth sign of the apocalypse.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

"Shooting the Breeze" Live Interview with Melinda MacNaughton of El Granada Advocates (March 28, 2025)

Somewhere along the way, trees became an existential threat and spraying poison on plants became government policy. How about we just build a parking lot in open space and call it even? Hear our "Shooting the Breeze" live interview with Melinda MacNaughton of El Granada Advocates and try to wrap your head around our upside-down world.

Photo credit: Melinda MacNaughton

"Shooting the Breeze" Live Interview with HMBHS Head Coach Megan Smith (March 21, 2025)

In her first exclusive live interview since the State Championship game, HMBHS girls basketball coach Megan Smith drops into the Coastal Windage studio to talk hoops with Krystlyn! and Reuben. You heard it here first!

Photo credit: HMBHS

Welcome to the Cub House! (March 21, 2025)

Welcome to the Cub House, we got two more games/
We got all the fun you want, Coastside, we know you love these teams/
Welcome, welcome to the Cub House/
We wanna, we wanna hear you scream!!

That's right Coastsiders, two Cunha 6th grade basketball teams are in the playoffs -- and they both play Monday evening in the Cub House, Cunha Intermediate School's gym on Kelly Avenue in downtown Half Moon Bay.

Come out and make the Cub House truly a home court advantage for the #2 seed Boys B team and the #4 seed Boys A team. Let them hear us roar all the way to the other side of the hill.

This is our house, this is the Cub House!

Monday, March 24

--4:30 PM Cunha 6B v. Bayside/North Shoreview

--5:30 PM Cunha 6A v. Bowditch

Half Moon Robotics Rocks (March 21, 2025)

For Reuben, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) is part of his wine glass, but for normal people it's the way of the world and the future.

Photo credit: HMBRobotics.org

Tune in to hear about Half Moon Bay Robotics, a program partnership with the Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside that supports two community-based competition robotics teams.

The Half Moon Bay Gateway Arch (March 21, 2025)

Somewhere between St. Louis and Mickey D's lies the sweet spot for a proposed signature landmark for the City of Half Moon Bay. Get an update on the status of this Main Street beautification concept.

Photo credit: CoastsideNews.com

HMBHS Girls Basketball Team Is in the State Championships!!! (March 14, 2025)

For the first time in program history, the HMBHS girls basketball team will play for the District IV State Championship. What a run they've had, and it ain't over yet.

Cougar nation always travels strong, so make your plans to journey to Sacramento tomorrow morning to cheer on our hometown hoopsters.

Photo credit: Jen Dorwin

Half Moon Bay High School v. Whitney High School
Saturday, March 15, 2025
10:00 AM
Golden 1 Center
Sacramento, CA

"Shooting the Breeze" Live Interview with Kevin Sniecinski, Treasurer for the Midcoast Community Council (March 14, 2025)

Not only does Kevin oversee the pursestrings of the only elected body representing the entire Midcoast, he's a passionate, compassionate, and interesting guy. Find out about the Midcoast Community Council, get Kevin's take on local issues, and learn more about this notable Coastsider. 

Photo credit: Kevin Sniecinski

Half Moon Bay High School Wants Your Blood (March 14, 2025)

We know that everybody on the Coastside bleeds orange and black for our hometown Cougars, but now we need you to actually bleed your own blood (as White Goodman would say) in support of the Half Moon Bay High School Blood Drive.

Listen in as HMBHS high school student Nicole Hide calls in to the show to promote the Half Moon Bay High School Blood Drive.

Half Moon Bay High School Blood Drive
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
9:30 AM to 1:00 PM
MU building on HMBHS campus

Image credit: CT State Community College

The Curious Case of the Midcoast Sign Stealer (March 14, 2025)

What's that saying? "Character is doing the right thing when nobody is looking." Well, . . . in the age of ubiquitous Nest cams, license plate readers, and other security surveillance, somebody is always looking. Maybe folks just don't give a hang anymore. 

Join us as we dig into a curious case of sign stealing on the Midcoast and what that says about personal perspective and motivation, especially given today's political climate.

Reuben Returns! (March 7, 2025)

As you may know, the once high-flying Reuben TruthMaker was laid low by a devastating bicycle accident on Super Bowl Sunday. In the weeks since, he's been forced to reevaluate his priorities, his past actions and words, and his general outlook on life. It has been a physically grueling and deeply existential experience for him.

Tune in this Friday for Reuben's return to the mic and hear him discuss the accident and its physical and emotional aftermath.

Photo credits: Reuben TruthMaker

"Shooting the Breeze" Live Interview with Cal Fire Battalion Chief Chip Pickard (March 7, 2025)

Don't miss our "Shooting the Breeze" live interview with Cal Fire Battalion Chief Chip Pickard, a true hero of the Coastside. Chief Pickard will provide great insight on the people who keep us safe here on the Coastside.

Photo credit: CoastsideBuzz.com

"Shooting the Breeze" Live Interview with Granada Community Services District (GCSD) Board Member Wanda Bowles and GCSD Assistant General Manager Hope Atmore (February 28, 2025)

Want to know what's up with the proposed Granada Community Park? Interested in the details of the Picasso Preschool situation? Then join Krystlyn! for her exclusive live interview with two people who have direct and detailed knowledge of the facts.

And Now, Put Your Hands Together and Let Us Hear You Say "Hey, Oh!" -- The Triumphant Return of the Incredible Livvie Streeeeetwiiiise! (February 21, 2025)

This blew our entire 2025 budget, but it is soooo worth it. Back by popular demand, you know her, you love her, the top-rated Coastal Windage host of all time, Livvie Streetwise, returns to the mic for one show only.

Similar to Jacob Hamblin (look him up) there is only one known photograph of Livvie, and like Lady Gaga, Livvie likes to have fun with different outfits and hairstyles. It helps keep the paparazzi at bay (which is not a issue for Reuben).

Photo credit: Jim Henderson

Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside Looks Ahead to a Very Bright Future (February 14, 2025)

Since Jill Jacobson took over as Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside (BGCC) in 2019, the Club has enjoyed phenomenal success, including a partership with the Cabrillo Unified School District to take over all Cunha afterschool sports, greatly increasing club membership, development of an elementary school program, establishment of a central community clubhouse at Cunha, expanded outreach and partnerships within the Coastside community, hiring and retention of the most incredible staff members, and so much more. 

Tune in for a fun and informative "Shooting the Breeze" live interview with Jill as she explains her decision to step away from the Executive Director position and her incredible enthusiasm for the future of the Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside.

Photo credit: CoastsideBuzz.com

Fear of ICE (February 7, 2025)

We try to stay out of national issues and politics on this show, except when they come right to our door. Which is what is happening with the immigration issue, figuratively, but not literally -- yet. Coastside, California, America -- it's time to check yourself.

Avian flu -- It's Not Just for Birds Anymore (February 7, 2025)

Birds, cats, humans -- it seems like almost no creature is immune from the scourge of H5N1. Tune in and be informed!

Photo credit: birdfact.com

Coastside Wildlife and Pets!! (February 7, 2025)

Whales, hawks, skunks, dolphins, pelicans, mountain lions, wonderful hounds, great blue herons, coyotes,  hummingbirds, skunks, kitties, and more and more. Love those animals of the Coastside!!

Photo credits: Reuben TruthMaker; Beth Ramsey

Ode to the 300! (January 31, 2025)

Time flies when you're having fun, don't you know. Seems like just yesterday we were celebrating our semiquincentennial and now it's already tricentennial time. And they said it couldn't be done. Just like the gondola. And a public swimming pool. And an above-grade Highway 1 crossing at Gray Whale Cove. And a continuous bike path from Moonridge to Montara. Words is just words -- and we know because we've said a lot of them over the last seven years -- but doing is doing, and this is what we've done. 300.

Hyatt Anxiety (January 31, 2025)

Good for the local economy. Bad for the view corridor. Good for jobs. Bad for traffic. Good for tax revenues. Bad for open space. And around and around. Does the Coastside need another hotel that your parents couldn't afford to stay at if they came to visit? Does it matter? Do occupancy rates call for more rooms? Does it matter? Did the City Council reach a decision last night? You get where this is going.

Image credit: AXIS/GFA Architecture + Design

Smiles Everybody, Smiles (January 31, 2025)

How can you not smile when you see a picture like this? You're welcome.

Photo credit: Chris Campo

"Shooting the Breeze" Live Interview With Kate Shea and Vanessa Love of the Half Moon Bay High School Grad Night Procurement Committee (January 24, 2025)

It takes more than a few chairs, some Dixie cups, and a plate of brownies to make Grad Night a fitting, fun, and safe celebration for graduating Cougars. Hear Kate and Vanessa explain what kind of resources are needed and how they manage to get them (hint: fundraising like the Grad Night Throwback Prom and Silent Auction). Listen in and find out how you can help out!

Fly, Brian, Fly (January 24, 2025)

Because this picture is just so epic, that's why. 

Photo credit: Justine Door

The #1 Taco Bell in the Entire Universe Is Back, Baby! (January 24, 2025)

It's great to be known for something. Pacifica has Rob Schneider, the displaced Gaspar de Portola statue, and the #1 Taco Bell in the entire  universe.* It was closed for a couple of weeks, but your Twisted Freezes jones is over. The Bell is back online baby, and still #1. 

The "Coolest Location" Taco Bell in the Univizzy. Photo credit: Taco Bell

The 5th "Coolest Location" Taco Bell, Brooklyn Minnesota. Looks pretty wild. Drive-in only. Photo credit: Taco Bell

*Business Insider magazine. 2021. (You want methodology and raw data? Pull your car forward and somebody will bring it to you.)

She's a Poet, Don't Ya' Know It (January 17, 2025)

Another episode of Windage, another mega celebrity in the studio. This time it's the first Poet Laureate of San Mateo County, Caroline Goodwin, who joins Reuben and Krystlyn! for a "Shooting the Breeze" live interview. Early reviews are saying this type of guest might be a little over Reuben's head, but Caroline is also a college professor, so we expect she'll figure out a way to deal with his ignorance.

Photo credit: Caroline Goodwin

What's In a Coastside Neighborhood? (January 17, 2025)

This month's "Coastside" magazine has an amazing piece profiling the 36!!! different neighborhoods on the Coastside from Pacifica to Pescadero. Are there really 36? Reuben, Krystlyn!, and Poet Laureate emeritus Caroline Goodwin -- all residents of Coastside neighborhoods -- look into the historical, cultural, geographic, and political factors that shape our Coastside community of neighborhoods.

The Ocean Shore Railroad stations, circa 1915.

Before GPS and Google Maps, there were paper guidebooks listing all the towns along the road.

The communities of the Coastside in 1915.

Coastal Windage Annual Planning Retreat (January 10, 2025)

Normally we decamp to Cabo or Catalina Island or Barstow or some other exotic locale for our annual strategic planning retreat, but this year Reuben wants to crowdsource his workload, so we’re going to pull back the curtain and let you be a part of it.

Not only do you get to listen in and hear how the sausage is made, but you can also add your own sprinkle of spice to the coming year — if you call in with ideas!!

Main Street Never Looked So Good (January 3, 2025)

Did you notice how festive and fun Main Street, Half Moon Bay looked this holiday season? Well, part of the reason was the first-ever (!?!) Holiday Window Decorating Contest sponsored by the Coastside Chamber of Commerce and the Half Moon Bay Downtown Association. And let us tell you, this wasn't just window dressing. 

First place/Best of the Block: Fish Wife Sweets ($1000)

Second place/Fabulously Festive: Fengari ($500)

Third place/Holiday Hero: Home Town Mercantile ($250)

Photo credits: Coastside Chamber of Commerce

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2024 Coastal Windage -- The Year in Review (December 27, 2024)

Packed with details so thick and steamy, it would make Bandini Mountain proud. That's right, it's everybody's favorite, the year in review, Windage style. Too bad we have to wait a whole year to feast on this.

Football (2024), The State of (December 27, 2024)

More popular than ever is the game of tackle football, so it seems. Listen in as Reuben spells out exactly how we go from helmets to flags in just 18 years.

Illustration by Jeremy Leung

High Seas!! Yowza!! (December 27, 2024)

Obligatory shot of terrifying huge waves out at Mavericks this week. High surf advisory from the National Weather Service or no, there were people out there shredding the really big lettuce.

Photo credit: Alessandro “Alo” Slebir

Popcorn time! Julie Mell, Founder of the Beach Break Film Festival sits down for a "Shooting the Breeze" live interview (December 20, 2024)

Julie Mell, the maven of movies, the celluloidist of the Coastside, the finder of flicks, and the founder of Beach Break Entertainment and the world-famous Beach Break Film Festival joins Krystlyn! and Reuben to talk all things film festival. Ever wonder how a film festival gets started, what it takes to put one on, and how you manage all those creative types? Tune in and find out more about the Coastside's very own film festival.

Photo credit: https://www.beachbreakentertainment.com/

Special Delivery to the El Granada Post Office (December 20, 2024)

Really? Roads don't move. Buildings don't move. Yet still. Reuben can't wait to hear the calls for K-rail and other protections to keep vehicles from driving off the very dangerous Avenue Portola in El Granada. Cuz it's the road, you know. And driving is so hard. Tune in to hear Reuben utter a Futurist prediction through clenched teeth.

Photo credit: Mrs. TruthMaker

Holidays and the Livin' Is Easy (December 13, 2024)

Not even Reuben can resist the charm of the holiday season -- unless you're asking him to shop online or you have an artificial tree or you're wearing a Santa hat at work or . . .  what were we saying? Oh yeah, no seriously, Reuben loves the pretty lights and the heady smell of fir. He's a child, really. Listen in as Krystlyn! elevates the mood from holiday spirit to MEGA-FESTIVE! festive, festive.

Photo credit: Mrs. TruthMaker

Hot Takes! (December 13, 2024)

Got to keep things hot and spicy, even in wintertime. So, get in on these hot takes, Coastsiders:

1. EcoTourism: Easy money or fool's gold?
2. Turnover and turmoil: Is there a leadership vacuum on the Coastside?

We know you have a thought on this. So call in. Do it! Doooo itttttt!

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Part 2: "Shooting the Breeze" live interview with continental walker and holistic life coach Ranger Kielak (December 6, 2024)

We know, we know, he's been gone for two weeks and you just can't live without him. His great stories, his inspiring personality, his strong, soothing voice. We heard from many listeners that one show was just not enough, so we're brining back holistic life coach and continental walker Ranger Kielak for a second installment of his "Shooting the Breeze" live interview.

Oh yeah, Reuben will also return after a two-week absence [crickets].

Photo credit: Within Range Coaching

"Shooting the Breeze" Live Interview with Continental Walker and Holistic Life Coach Ranger Kielak (November 15, 2024)

We all need to do more to get our stuff together, right? Riiiiight? Right. If you're someone who needs help with that, someone like, say, um Reuben -- have we got the guest for you. Ranger Kielak knows business, knows philanthropy, knows snakes, knows how to walk and raise money at the same time, and knows how bring that all together in digestible ways. This episode more than ever--listen to Coastal Windage, it will change your life (with a little help from Ranger).

Photo credit: Within Range Coaching

Krystlyn! Brings Home the Gold (statuette) (November 15, 2024)

Dang she's good. Coastal Windage host Krystlyn! has been named one of the PCT Honorees for 2024, joining the likes of Ray Mueller and Amy Applehans Gubser. She her onstage tomorrow night as she accepts her well-deserved award. Right on K!

Breaking News! Coastside News Publisher Emma Spaeth to Appear on Coastal Windage (November 8, 2024)

News at 11:00!

Ah, the good old days, when the paper was paper and news only happened twice a day. TruthMaker times.

Fortunately, Coastside News Publisher Emma Spaeth is a modern journalist. She attempts to pull Reuben into the current century during her "Shooting the Breeze" live interview.

Coastal Windage Doubleheader: CUSD District D Candidates Sophia Layne and Pete Cerneka--live! (October 25, 2024)

Both candidates for the District D seat on the CUSD school board join Krystlyn! and Reuben for a Friday morning grilling the likes of which you only see on Saturday afterno--no, but yes. Yes, Pete and Sophia will be live on Coastal Windage to thoughtfully answer brilliant questions posed to them by Krystlyn! and Reuben--and no, ribs will not be served. This is your chance to learn more about these candidates for CUSD school board. Listen in!

Brusselshouts, 3-Peats, and Pumpy Fest!!! (October 18, 2024)

Not only the 52nd annual Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival. More than a historic gourdian three-peat. Even better than a pancake breakfast. -- This week Mathilda Brusselshouts sits in for Krystlyn! on the mic with Reuben. It's a good time to Windage.

GOAT Travis Gienger peeks around his giant creation.

Photo Credit: Miramar Events

What Can't Natalie Downe Do? Reuben and Krystlyn! Try to Find Out (October 11, 2024)

Community organizer is just a single bullet point on Natalie's impressive resume. Listen in for a "Shooting the Breeze" live interview with this incredibly active and involved Coastsider.

Julie Engelmann Strikes Again (October 11, 2024)

Coastside artist Julie Engelmann has painted an incredible new mural on the Cotton Crustacean in Pacifica. She's still got it! Congrats Julie.

Photo credit: Julie Engelmann

One of the Best Days of Reuben's Life (October 11, 2024)

Not so great for the blue whale in the background, but it provided Reuben and his son a chance for one of those amazing Coastside days (October 8, 2010) that a parent will never forget. (Update: The small child pictured here can now carry Reuben in his arms.)

David Oliphant explains how to be totally boss (October 4, 2024)

He drives a cool vintage VW bus, he has a successful real estate practice, and he does cool stuff like opening an artists collective on Main Street (Ocean Blue Vault) -- and now, he's on Coastal Windage.

Gregg Dieguez, Vice Chair of the Midcoast Community Council, Joins Krystlyn and Reuben to Get Some Things Sorted Out, Sort Of (September 27, 2024)

Gregg has promised that we will cover every single topic that concerns the Midcoast, in great detail, with facts, figures, and supporting documentation, and that each topic will conclude with a concrete, actionable solution. What are we going to do to fill the other 47 minutes of the show? 

Photo courtesy of CoastsideBuzz.com

Morris! My Main Man! (September 27, 2024)

Local celeb Morris the Northern Gannett is back in town and holding court up at Pillar Point Harbor. We tried to get him into the studio for an interview, but he and Brian the Great Blue Heron are going fishing today.

Photo credit: Barbara Dye

A Well-Deserved Tribute to Don Horsley (September 27, 2024)

Don Horsley was a good man who devoted his life to public service and had a special affinity for the Coastside. So it is fitting and satisfying to know that the County's newest park will be named The Don Horsley County Park at Tunitas Creek Beach. Cheers, Don.

Photo credit: Chris Hunter

Plan Princeton--Vision or Mirage? (September 27, 2024)

Plan Princeton, you know, the County planning initiative to remake Princeton? The one that kicked off in 2012 and hasn't produced any new document or had a public meeting since 2015. Yeah, that Plan Princeton. So what about it? Exactly.

Image credit: Dyett & Bhatia/County of San Mateo

Patrick Horn of the Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council (PMAC) Joins Reuben and Krystlyn! to Talk Pescadero and Politics (September 20, 2024)

Sparing no expense, Coastal Windage arranged to have Patrick make the big trip up to Half Moon Bay to give us north coasters the word on Pescadero, PMAC, and local governance.

Photo credit: Patrick's Facebook page

Campaign Against Orbees (September 20, 2024)

Everything you need to know about this massive polluter of our environment--except where to buy some. These things are as bad as microbeads, mylar balloons, and plastic shopping bags.

Photo credit: organicgardeninggeek.com

Prepare for Season 8! (September 13, 2024)

Is this summer over already? Has it been seven years already? Yes and yes. Buckle your chin straps and tie down your deck chairs, because season 8 of Coastal Windage--"The Talk of the Coast" kicks off on Friday the 13th with a show so legendary, we're already calling it legendary. Not only is it the season premiere; not only will this be the official debut of new Coastal Windage cohost Krystlyn Giedt; not only will Michelle Dragony of CoastsideBuzz.com provide her live "Weekly Buzz Update" of local news stories for the week.  

The Only Person Ever in the History of the World . . . Amy Applehans Gubser (September 13, 2024)

Sure, it would nice to have a Guiness World Record or an Olympic record or even to have been the first person on the moon. But today, on Coastal Windage, we have a person who has achieved a feat of physicality that nobody in the history of the world has ever done. Amy Applehans Gubser is the only person, EVER in human recorded history to EVER swim from the Golden Gate out to the Farallone Islands! EVER! Hear her story live on Coastal Windage.

Photo credit: Tom Seawell

Map credit: marathonswimmers.org

What a "Summer Mic Series" It Was! (June 14 to September 6, 2024)

A huge shout-out to all the guest hosts (and their guests) on the Coastal Windage "Summer Mic Series." It was really interesing to hear from a variety of Coastside voices on a variety of topics. Our guest hosts really kept the summer hopping and ratings popping while Reuben added thirty pounds sucking down sugary rum drinks in Baja. 

Coastal Windage "Summer Mic Series" (June 14 to September 6, 2024)

Summer is here and so is the Coastal Windage "Summer Mic Series." Each week, a new guest host (or two) will sit in for Reuben and provide live content, new perspectives, and fresh voices to the Coastal Windage brand. You absolutely must check out the hot summer lineup of amazing guest hosts.

This summer on the Coastal Windage "Summer Mic Series":

• September 6, 2024: Krystlyn Giedt, new full-time cohost on KHMB's top-rated live, call-in talk radio show, Coastal Windage--"The Talk of the Coast," and her dad, Brad Larson, close out the Coastal Windage "Summer Mic Series" in Coastside style
• August 30, 2024: Jill Jacobson, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside, and her special guests Rolando Madrid and Sandra Sarabia talk about the upcoming school year, motherhood, and of course BGCC on the Coastside!
• August 23, 2024: Livvie Streetwise, Award Show Critic and Radio Personality; culture influencer Mathilda Brusselshouts; and Julie Mell, Founder of Beach Break Entertainment and the Beach Break Film Festival, done brung it!
• August 16, 2024: Shawn Harris, Caldecott and Newbery award-winning illustrator, regales with samples from his artistic repertoire
• August 9, 2024: Michelle Dragony, Chief Buzz Officer of CoastsideBuzz.com, and Catherine Peery, General Manager of radio station KPDO in Pescadero, provide the latest updates on Coastside news and events
• August 2, 2024: Krystlyn Giedt, new full-time cohost on KHMB's top-rated live, call-in talk radio show, Coastal Windage--"The Talk of the Coast," and her friend Lizzette, test out some new material ahead of the big season premiere on September 13
• July 26, 2024: Aisha Baro, Engaged Citizen, returns with another special guest -- new CUSD Superintendent, Amber Lee-Alva
• July 19, 2024: The Good Ole' KHMB Boys Brothers Band, featuring KHMB on-air personalities Jim Henderson, Mike Dale, and Radio Legend Jay Michaels
• July 12, 2024: Michal, Coastside advocate
• July 5, 2024: Aisha Baro, Engaged Citizen, with special guests Kathleen Wall and Abby Foster
• June 28, 2024: Ryan Molyneaux, Capoeira instructor and anthroponeural
• June 21, 2024: David Westendorf ("el Jefe"), CEO of Pelagic Restaurant Group and Eduardo Coronel ("el Chefe"), Executive Chef at the Ketch Harbor Pub
• June 14, 2024: Krystlyn Giedt, CEO of the Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce and Michelle Dragony, Chief Buzz Officer of CoastsideBuzz.com

Season Finale (June 7, 2024)

Season 7 is in the books. 39 more episodes deposited into the sediment of American popular culture. If you missed any one of these 39 shows--any one!--you can listen to them at your summer leisure on KHMBradio.com.

Major, MAJOR Announcement (June 7, 2024)

Coastal Windage has some hot, breaking news that is going to blow your summer wide open. If you stop what you’re doing for only one major announcement on broadcast radio all summer, this is the one you don’t want to miss. Bigger than 50-foot Fridays at Mavericks, greater than Reuben’s take-home pay, more attention-shattering than the monthly tsunami warning sirens:

When Coastal Windage returns on September 13, we will have a new permanent cohost. 

And that new cohost is . . . come on, you have to listen to the show to find out.

In Memory of Joaquin Dominik Jimenez (May 31, 2024)

Today's show is in memory of Joaquin Dominik Jimenez and is dedicated to his family. 

Photo credit: Kayla Lourenco

Photo credit: Veronica Jimenez

Coastside Slogans (update)

We're pretty proud of this list of Coastside slogans, mottos, and sayings we've compiled. With the help of guests on the show like Cata Gomes and emails and calls from listeners, we will continue to add to the list and repost it here from time to time.

• "It reaches the beaches" (1908)--Ocean Shore Railroad
• "Where world records are broken" (1957)--HMB Drag Strip
• "Vivir, Trabajar, Jugar" (1959)--City of HMB motto
• "Home of the World Famous Pumpkin Festival" (1980)--HMB Beautification Committee
• "Think Tunnel" (1996)--Devil's Slide Bypass
• "Save Dunes Beach" (2017)--Committee for Green Foothills
• "The Talk of the Coast" (2017)--Coastal Windage radio show
• "Show Up and Be Kind" (2018)--Malcolm Feix
• "Keep the Coast Country" (2019)--Bumper sticker
• "Half Moon Bay Sucks--Don't Go There!" (2019)--Bumper sticker
• "Love, Peace, and Burger Grease" (2021)--The Barn
• "Avoid the Jam, Take the Tram" (2023)--Coast Skyway
• "Toonet Kai Umu" ["at the edge of the ocean"] (2024)--Rammaytush
• "My name is [NAME], and I've lived here for [XX] years (timeless)--Coastside public comment preamble

Windage Email-bag (May 24, 2024)

Hey, if you submitted an email over the last couple of months and are a bit stewed because Reuben hasn't read it on the air yet, this could be your lucky week. Tune in as Reuben tries to clear his inbox.

Rammaytush Elder Cata Gomes Returns to Coastal Windage (May 17, 2024) 

And this time she is bringing her own generator, so there will be no stopping her as she cohosts the show with Reuben and brings him up to speed on Muchia Te', the Pacifica Quarry, the Rammaytush language, and many other topics in a "Shooting the Breeze" live interview. 

Photo credit: Muchia Te' Indigenous Land Trust

Coastside Slogans (May 17, 2024)

We can't show them all to you before the show. This is show business, people. We mean, the news. Fine, current events. OK, infotainment. Treat yourself to some, it's alright, nobody's looking.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

"The Weekly Buzz Update" for May 17, 2024

Presented by the Chief Buzz Officer for CoastsideBuzz.com, Michelle Dragony. 

This is a new weekly feature on Coastal Windage. Listen for the Chief Buzz Officer's weekly recap of Coastside news, exclusively here on Coastal Windage--"The talk of the Coast" right after the commerical break at 9:30. 

US Congressional District 16 Candidate Sam Liccardo Joins Reuben to Make His Case to the Coastside (May 10, 2024)

It's a big world out there loaded with media channels, so when Sam Liccardo is looking to stand out to voters, what greater platform is there than "Coastal Windage--the talk of the Coast"?

Photo credit: Mike Kai Chen

A Nextdoor Foodie Dishes (May 3, 2024)

Michal A posted one of the best Nextdoor posts in years. So simple and yet so brilliant: what is your favorite Coastside dish (and from which restaurant). Settle in for a mouthwatering discussion.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

The Concept of Hozho (May 3, 2024)

Seek balance in your life and you will experience beauty. Reuben will do his best to explain the Navajo concept of hozho and apply it to the Coastside.

Photo credit: University of Indiana Museum

Power Failure (April 26, 2024)

Stuff happens or doesn't or does in ways you don't expect. Technical difficulties forced us to cut the show short today. Our guests for this show, Cata Gomes and Ryan Molyneaux have graciously agreed to come back and be our guests for the May 17 show. 

Guest hosts: David Westendorf and Chef Eduardo Coronel from the Ketch Harbor Pub (April 19, 2024)

Strap on a bib, sit back, and enjoy the mouthwatering sounds of David and Chef or as they call it: jefe vs. chefe.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

The Day Without Teachers, Part II (April 12, 2024)

It happened again. Another sick out at a local school. Let's talk Coastside. Photo is from the January 18 CUSD Board Meeting, but captures the same spirit as the April 12 meeing. You get the idea.

Photo credit: Anna Hoch-Kenny, HMB Review

Half Moon Bay Visitor--the App (April 12, 2024)

Check out this killer interactive 3D app for exploring Half Moon Bay and the Coastside from local developer Nick Goldsworthy. So easy to use even Reuben could figure it out (he could not, but then he's not really a good examplar of tech saavy. Trust us, it's easy and you'll love it).

Image courtesy of Nick Goldsworthy.

Opportunity Center of the Coastside (OCC) Grand Opening! And Krystlyn Giedt!! (April 5, 2024)

Krystlyn Giedt joins Reuben to describe the 'uge Grand-O for the new Opportunity Center of the Coastside Thursday night on Main Street in Half Moon Bay. Were you there? (If not, listen to the show, you'll feel like you were.)

Krystlyn wields some big scissors in this town. (Photo shown to scale!)

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

The OCC ribbon cutting--action shot!

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

One of the three different fancy documents presented to the OCC at the Grand Opening. This one is from Assemblyperson Marc Berman.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

It's Kind of a Red Flag (April 5, 2024)

Reuben doesn't know much about, well, much, but even he knows that a red flag is kind of a heads-up. Also, it's cold outside.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Award-Winning Illustrator Shawn Harris Returns (March 29, 2024)

El Granada resident and illustrator Shawn Harris returns to Coastal Windage (because he lost his wallet in the Green Room couch). When he drops by to pick it up, Reuben hopes to wrangle him into the studio to continue their conversation from last month (See February 23, 2024). Shawn is spry and played basketball in high school--our money is on Shawn givng Reuben a head-and-shoulders fake and leaving him with two broken ankles while Shawn escapes to It's Italia for a nice Chianti.

Photo credit: shawnharris.com

A scene from Harris' Caldecott Medal-winning book, Have You Ever Seen a Flower?

A scene from Harris' Newbery Medal-winning book, The Eyes and the Impossible.

Must See MCC! (March 29, 2024)

The MCC was supporting cast as San Mateo County District 3 Supervisor Ray Mueller laid the wood on representatives from AHMC Healthcare and the GGNRA regarding their breezy responses to important Coastside questions. Go to CoastsideBuzz.com for the video of the meeting. Must see.

Ray Mueller was walking tall for the Coastside at the MCC meeting on Wednesday.

Photo credit: HMBReview.com

Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside (BGCC) Egg Hunt Is On! (March 29, 2024)

Egg Hunt starts at 11:00 AM; be there by 10:45. You do not want to be late for the Egg Hunt!

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Coastside Horse Council Executive Director Larry DeYoung Saddles Up with Reuben to Discuss GGNRA's Plans for Rancho Corral de Tierra (March 22, 2024)

Larry DeYoung isn't horsing around about this topic. Learn about the concerns of the equestrian community and what the Coastside Horse Council wants to do about it.

Photo credit: Anna Hoch-Kenny, HMBReview

Sea Hugger Is Turning 6! (March 22, 2024)

Happy birthday Sea Hugger. Let's clean up first and then party at the Barn!

And the Survey Says . . . (March 22, 2024)

CUSD is desperate for money, so time to go back to the well for another round of debt financing. But first, a check-in with the constituency to see if it will fly. Here's the results of this small-sample survey.

PMAC Member Taylor Allen Joins Reuben for Some Straight Talk (March 15, 2024)

No word on whether Taylor is bringing his "righteous entourage" to battle Reuben's interns in a game of ultimate frisbee down in the studio parking lot, but he is bringing a distinct point of view. 

Photo credit: Sebastian Miño-Bucheli, HMBReview

A Shiny New Toy for the Coastside (March 15, 2024)

So, County Parks, the Planning Commission, the Board of Supervisors, and many who purport to be lovers and guardians of the Reserve are adamant that dogs off-leash will be an ecological disaster for the pristene wilderness that is the Pillar Point bluffs, but nobody except Reuben is going to bat an eye at an 8,000-pound vehicle tearing up the landscape for a photo op? Really?

 
Photo credit: County of San Mateo County Executive’s Office

Cypress Ridge Is a Go (March 15, 2024)

On Wednesday evening, the Planning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend the project for approval by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. No word on a dedicated bike path from Moonridge to Montara or any safe crossings in the Midcoast.

Coastal Trail or Coastal Fail? (March 15, 2024)

Cone in place. Another job completed on the Coastside. Moving on. Whoever has the pylon concession for San Mateo County is making a killing these days.

 

Photo credits: Reuben TruthMaker

Where the rip-rap ends, the damage begins. In 2015, Caltrans was told that this exact thing would happen in this exact spot, but whaddya going to do, rip-rap the entire California coastline? Of course not, you could shotcrete it instead like they did at the Medio Creek Bridge. How's that working out?

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Lest you worry, here is the grand plan. Reuben thinks the cone has a better chance of working.

Engaged Citizen Aisha Baro Schools Reuben on the Value of Public Education (March 8, 2024)

Public school evangelist Aisha Baro joins Reuben to discuss the importance of public schools in our society.

Photo credit: Aisha Baro 

US Congressional District 16 Candidate Sam Liccardo Joins Reuben to Make His Case to the Coastside (March 1, 2024)

In a crowded field, Sam Liccardo is looking to stand out to voters. What greater platform is there than "Coastal Windage--the talk of the Coast"?

Photo credit: Mike Kai Chen

The NorCal Championship Ring (March 1, 2024)

As promised, here are a couple of represenative shots of the ring awarded to members of the 2022-23 Half Moon Bay High School boys varsity basketball team for winning the 2023 NorCal Championships. Dang.

Photo credit: Caiden Guevara

Award-Winning Illustrator Shawn Harris Paints Reuben a Picture (February 23, 2024)

El Granada resident and illustrator Shawn Harris completed a rare double-dip this year, adding a Newbery Medal to go with his Caldecott Medal. Hear Shawn explain to Reuben what it's like to be that darn good.

Photo credit: shawnharris.com

A scene from Harris' Caldecott Medal-winning book, Have You Ever Seen a Flower?

A scene from Harris' Newbery Medal-winning book, The Eyes and the Impossible.

Unfinished Business (February 23, 2024)

The Half Moon Bay High School boys varsity basketball team is on a mission to complete the journey they started last year--to bring that state championship home to the Coastside.

Sophomore Caiden Guevara goes reverse layup in last week's season finale against arch-rivals Terra Nova.

Photo credit: Anna Hoch-Kenney, HMB Review

The License Plate Game (February 23, 2024)

Just like driving, license plates use to be fun. Now, it's too much for Reuben to process. Ever since license plates went to five digits, Reuben has been overwhelmed.

      

A sampling from the TruthMaker Collection. Fun, right?

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Star Performer Krystlyn Giedt Joins Reuben to Celebrate Coastal Windage's Semiquincentennial Show (February 16, 2024)

Say that fast three times--and tune in to hear Reuben challenge Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce CEO Krystlyn Giedt to do just that!

Photo credit: Krystlyn Giedt

Photo credit: American Alliance of Museums

Reuben Gets Some Lessons on Broadcast Radio from Radio Station KPDO (Pescadero) General Manager Catherine Peery (February 9, 2024)

How does the saying go? Catherine Peery has forgotten more about broadcast radio than Reuben could learn in a lifetime? Sure, that sounds about right. Hear Catherine try her best to bring Reuben up to speed.

Photo credit: MyPuente.org

Look! It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Dirigible? (February 9, 2024)

The venerable Goodyear zeppelin (no, not a blimp) passed on down the Coastside on its way to the Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament.

Photo credit: Jeff Regan

Photo credit: Cid Young

Here it is docking at the Coastside Fire Protection District fire training tower at station 40 on Main Street in Half Moon Bay.

Photo credit: Smithsonian.com

Gas Is Past on Airport Road (February 2, 2024)

The giant 15,000-gallon propane tank has finally been removed from the yard next to Pillar Ridge Community. 

Photo credit: Lisa Ketcham

Hopefully the folks at Pillar Ridge can breathe a little easier now.

Photo credit: Lisa Ketcham

Photo credit: CoastsideBuzz.com

Photo credit: John Green, Half Moon Bay Review

There's That Confounded Bridge (February 2, 2024)

The new bridge is in over San Vicente Creek in Moss Beach. It only took a year. Sinkey the Sinkhole is so jealous.

Photo credit: Debby MacKimmie

Farallones Airlift (February 2, 2024)

It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's fiber optic cable heading for the Farallones. Another Coastside mystery solved.

Photo credit: Peggy Talbot

Half Moon Bay Review Editor and Publisher Clay Lambert Bids Farewell (January 26, 2024)

Listen in as Clay gives his first interview since stepping down from the Review.

Clay gets inducted into the Colorado State University Media Hall of Fame in 2016.

Photo credit: Wickcommunications.com

Clay with his Dad, Don, circa 1970.

Photo credit: Clay Lambert

Not again! (January 26, 2024)

The Coastside will have another year without Dream Machines. It might be time to look for a different venue.

Photo credit: CoastsideBuzz.com

Gaspar-ya-later, Don de Portola (January 26, 2024)

The statue of Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portola--"discoverer" of San Francisco Bay--was unceremiously removed from its pedestal in front of the Pacifica Community Center at the corner of Crespi Drive and the Cabrillo Highway in Pacifica last Thursday. No word whether Crespi Drive--named for Franciscan missionary and Portola expedition member Juan Crespi--and the Cabrillo Highway--named for Spanish explorer and "discover" of California Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo--will also be removed or renamed.

Photo credit: Instagram

Here We Go Cunha, Here We Go! (January 19, 2024)

Cunha Athletic Boosters Vice President Christina Baker educates Rueben on the financial realities of afterschool athletics in the public school system, and tries to get him to pry open the rusty jaws of his tiny coinpurse to help a Cub out.

Remember January 23 (January 19, 2024)

Chaos Theory in Play on the Coastside (January 19, 2024)

You just never know. An accident can happen anywhere, any time, with or without warning, provocation, or blame.  This week, the Coastside witnessed a horrific yet injury-free auto accident on the 92 and a tragic airplane crash off the coast of Moss Beach. Watch yourselves Coastsiders.

Photo credit: Half Moon Bay Review

Photo credit: ABC News

There's a New Mayor in Town--and His Name Is Joaquin Jimenez (January 12, 2024)

Part social worker, part community activist, part government leader, and all heart, Joaquin that is, not Reuben. Learn more about Half Moon Bay's new mayor.

Photo credit: Joaquin Jimenez

Local Heros Recognized (January 12, 2024)

Medals of Valor were invented for people like Riley Rhodes and Max Hunter. Hear Reuben get all weepy talking about their just deserves.

Photo credit: CoastsideBuzz.com

No More Newsprint (January 12, 2024)

The Coastside News Group Inc has announced that as of February 5, the Half Moon Bay Review newsPAPER will be digital only. One of the reasons cited was the increased opportunities for advertising on the digital platform. Please note that the ad below was run as a banner ad on the Review's online site the day after the mass shootings in Half Moon Bay. CGNI claimed they had no control over the running of this ad on that day. There is no way this ad would ever be run in their print edition. So this is better?

Photo credit: Half Moon Bay Review banner ad

Here Kitty, Kitty (January 5, 2024)

Has your Nest cam picked up a large feline prowling through your yard at 3:00 AM recently? Are you scared to hike in Quarry Park alone? Do you love sports teams with names like Cougars, Lions, and Wildcats? Then tune in to hear Reuben chat with Alys Granados, a wildlife ecologist with the Felidae Conservation Fund, about our local mountain lion population.

Is It Time to Cancel Fireworks? (January 5, 2024)

At the risk of starting a cultural feud, Reuben digs into the dangers and damage caused by fireworks and dares to ask the question, why fireworks?

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Beach Break Film Festival Features 7-Time Emmy Award Winners Howard and Michele Hall (December 29, 2023)

And Reuben has them live on Coastal Windage--"The Talk of the Coast" to discuss their careers, their award-winning movie "Soul of the Ocean" (showing at the Beach Break Film Festival today!), the state of the ocean, seasickness, and more.

High Surf and Dangerous Times (December 29, 2023)

Respect the ocean and never turn your back on it. Sneaker waves are out in force this week--Reuben has the news at 11.

Reuben's Grinch Factor (December 22, 2023)

He huffs and he puffs, but just like the Grinch, way, way down in there, he does enjoy the holiday spirit, kinda, a little bit.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

David Westendorf and Chef Eduardo Coronel of the Ketch Harbor Pub Tease Reuben with Tales of Food and Drink (December 22, 2023)

Both David and Chef Coronel had to sign waivers promising not to mention the words "aioli," "blackened," or "grilled"--unless they brought some. Listen to this delicious interview.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Milan, Paris, and now Half Moon Bay (December 8, 2023)

Coastsider Douglas Nelson tells Reuben about his idea to resurrect the "salon" in Half Moon Bay. Is this the start of the new Enlightenment?

A Reading in the Salon of Mme Geoffrin, 1755. Photo credit Wikipedia

Ketch Harbor Pub? Yes please! (December 8, 2023)

Reuben loved the old Ketch Joanne and he loves the new Ketch Harbor Pub. More of everything!

The menu of delicious goodness. 

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Eye-catching branding that is as much art as it is advertising.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

In Rememberance of Don Horsley (December 1, 2023)

A dutiful public servant in San Mateo County for more than 40 years. Coastal Windage honors his memory.

Photo credit: San Mateo County

There's a New Quarterback in Town (December 1, 2023)

And his name is Brock Purdy, starting QB for your San Francisco 49ers. Here is the gridiron gunslinger buying some potted plants at HMB Nursery. When you are the last person selected in the NFL draft, you have to wheel your own barrow, apparently.

Photo credit: Nextdoor

Reuben Finally Gets to Meet Jackie Speier (December 1, 2023)

It took many years, but luck finally shined its warming rays down on Reuben, who got to meet one of his heroes, former Congressperson Jackie Speier. Rumor has it that Reuben fanboyed all over himself. Jackie seen here with her grandfather at the 2023 Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside "Havana Nights" gala.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

The Coastal Butterfly Tells Reuben How It Is (October 27, 2023)

Some people say Reuben doesn't know what he's talking about. Instead of raising his own game, Reuben just finds somebody who does know of what they speak. Listen to Coastal Butterfly Michelle Dragony run circles around Reuben.

   

Photo credit: CoastsideBuzz.com

Football, State of 2023 (October 27, 2023)

All the glory, none of the CTE--the NFL will be a flag football league within 20 years.

  

Photo credit: NFLFlag.com

That Confounded Bridge Is Open! (October 27, 2023)

Four years and an unknown number of dollars later, the Medio Creek Bridge in Miramar is open for traffic.

  

Photo credit: CoastsideOnBikes

Local Teen Naturalist Oonagh Degenhardt Talks Bugs with Reuben (October 20, 2023)

Reuben is not an insect fan, but his guest this week sure is.

  

Photo credit: www.americanisopodsmyriapods.com

Nightmare fuel! Meet "Tohono," the Vinegaroon.

  

Photo credit: Oongah Degenhardt

It's Pumpkin Festival!! (October 13, 2023)

  

  

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Chief Executive Optimist Krystlyn Giedt Talks PFest with Reuben (October, 2023)

Krystlyn Giedt is back to explain the Pumpkin Festival to Reuben and answer more of his questions about PFest, the Chamber of Commerce, kickball, and more.

Alessandra White, Designer, Artist (October 6, 2023)

  

   

Check out more of Alessandra's incredible work at 

https://www.instagram.com/julycouturehouse_/?hl=en#

Photo credit: Alessadra White

Coastside Ramp Jam IV (October 6, 2023)

Get Your Pancake Breakfast at the Pumpkin Festival (October 6, 2023)

Help the Half Moon Bay High School basketball program by getting some flapjacks hot off the grill from 7-11 AM on Saturday and Sunday of the festival. This is the one and only fundraiser for the program. Scan the QR code in this flyer or find a player to get your tickets now.

Jill Quigley, "The sea glass lady" (September 29, 2023)

You think there's not that much to know about sea glass, until you talk to Jill Quigley. So listen up and take notes.

Jill Quigley's workspace.

Photo credit: Beachcombing Magazine

An amazing sea glass beach. Location undisclosed.

Photo credit: Wikipedia

RIP Seymour (September 29, 2023)

Reuben's beloved agave americanus, Seymour, was unceremoniously neutered by sub-sub-sub-contractors from PGE. Have a heart, he is still hurting.

Starting from the upper left:

• April 25
• May 11
• May 26
• June 5
• June 23
• July 7
• July 25
• August 1
• August 2
• August 2

         

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Poison to Save the Ecosystem? (September 22, 2023)

Melinda MacNaughton of El Granada Advocates explains concerns about the use of herbicides on Coastside public lands.

Blast from the Past at the OPL (September 22, 2023)

The English Beat plays the OPL tonight. Bring your Mod gear and Vespa but leave your paper tickets at home with the old folks.

  

Photo credit: Etsy; Reuben TruthMaker

Smile with Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Optimist Krystlyn Giedt (September 15, 2023)

Let the infectious enthusiasm and upbeat personality of Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce President Krystlyn Giedt bring a smile to your day as she cohosts the show today with Reuben and answers some of his ridiculous questions.

Photo credit: Half Moon Bay Review

The Mysterious Devil's Slide Shack (September 15, 2023)

Somehow nobody noticed before a drone recorded images of it in December 2022, but there is a homemade shack perched at the base of the Devil's Slide Cliffs between Egg Rock and Shelter Cove.

Photo credit: Google Earth

Ketch Joanne! Say It Ain't So (September 15, 2023)

Ketch Joanne, long Reuben's favorite MidCoast eatery,  has had a rough patch this last couple of years -- COVID, Harbor redevelopment, Reuben's paleo diet -- and it has taken its toll. The venerable hangout is hanging up its apron after 48 years as a harbor fixture. Ouch.

  

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Luna Dust! Say It Ain't So (September 15, 2023)

Reuben's favorite local band, Luna Dust, is giving its farewell performance tonight, tonight, tonight at the Jetty Skate Ramp in El Granada at 8:00 PM. Singer and bass player Cailie is headed off to college, so the band is taking a hiatus (Reuben's words) until further notice. Don't miss your chance to see these amazing teens light up Surfer's Beach.

 

It's Great Blue Heron Season! (September 15, 2023)

Everybody knows that Reuben loves Great Blue Herons, so he is pretty much over the half moon now that fall has brought his favorite bird back to the coastside. 

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Season 7 Premiere with San Mateo County District 3 Supervisor Ray Mueller (September 8, 2023)

Supervisor Mueller, or "Ray" as his closest radio show associates are allowed to call him, joins Reuben as interview guest and cohost for today's show. Tune in and get to know your local supervisor so, so much better.

Photo credit: Half Moon Bay Review

"The Best of Coastal Windage" (every Friday this summer)

It may be summer time, but Coastal Windage never sleeps. Tune in on Fridays at 9:00 AM all summer for “The Best of Coastal Windage”—11 encore presentations of past epidodes, hand-curated by Reuben TruthMaker himself.

Summer schedule:

• Friday, June 23: (Original broadcast date: 12/8/17)--Dogs on the Coastside; Richard Moss; Why, why? Odd scientific studies?
• Friday, June 30: (Original broadcast date: 1/19/18)--Big doin's in Quarry Park; "Shooting the Breeze" live interview with HMB High School Athletic Director Justin Ferdinand; Why, why? "Safe" avocados?
• Friday, July 7: (Original broadcast date: 9/13/19)--News and notes; The magically apprearing Moss Beach crosswalk; Why, why? Composting?
• Friday, July 14: (Original broadcast date: 3/13/20)--Plague ship off the Coastside; Coastside closures; Tough times at Cunha; Why, why? Panic hoarding?
• Friday, July 21: (Original broadcast date: 10/9/20)--Abundant Grace removes letter; Another car over the Slide; Sounds of the Coastside; "The New Normal" live interview with HMB High School head basketball coach John Parsons
• Friday, July 28: (Original broadcast date: 1/8/21)--Trouble at the Capitol; The Bean Dad; Many, many phone calls
• Friday, August 4: (Original broadcast date: 4/1/22)--April foolishness; Return to normalcy; A mini museum for Main Street?
• Friday August 11: (Original broadcast date: 1/27/23)--A special memorial edition of Coastal Windage focused on the mass shooting in Half Moon Bay
• Friday, August 18: (Original broadcast date: 2/3/23)--Puma problems; Heroic ocean rescue at Poplar Beach; "Shooting the Breeze" live interview with California State Parks Lifeguard Riley Rhodes
• Friday, August 25: (Original broadcast date: 2/10/23)--Strawflower Village is Thunderdome; Hooliganism in El Granada; "Shooting the Breeze" live interview with artist Jane Kim and writer Thayer Walker
• Friday, September 1: (Original broadcast date: 6/16/23)--Bob Senz will be missed; Coastal Windage metrics; "Shooting the Breeze" live interview with local band Luna Dust

Remembering Bob Senz (June 16, 2023)

The Coastside will miss Bob and his compassionate, cooperative, and kind spirit.

Photo credit: Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside

Corrections (June 16, 2023)

Hey, even Reuben gets some stuff wrong. Correction, Beatles rooftop performance in London, 1969; U2 rooftop performance in LA, 1987.

 

Photo credit: By www.beatlesbible.com, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41788614

Photo credit: By YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzZWSrr5wFI), Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21867297

Luna Dust in the House! (June 16, 2023)

Legendary (to be) Coastside rockers Luna Dust are in the studio for a "Shooting the Breeze" live interview. Can Reuben handle their awesomeness?

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Movie Night! (June 9, 2023)

Beach Break Entertainment and the Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside (BGCC) team up tonight to show the action thriller "John Wick" and raise money to send 13 kids from the BGCC to a summer camp at Lake Tahoe.

Gates open at 7:30 PM; show starts at 8:30 PM

San Benito House, 356 Main St, HMB

Supervisor Mueller Keeps His Word (June 9, 2023)

Sort of . . . , but mostly yes . . . , although . . . , but the intent is there. Supervisor Mueller has opened a Coastside office and he has located it physically in the Midcoast but within the city limits of Half Moon Bay. Call it a push?

Farewell Sea Bowl (May 26, 2023)

By this time next week, Sea Bowl will be just a memory. A good one, but still just a memory.

Photo credit: Kelly & Greg Harradine-Goldstein

Seymour Update (May 26, 2023)

  

Seymour keeps on growing! From left to right: May 26, May 11, April 25.  

Lunadust Rocks the Jetty (May 12, 2023)

Maybe not the Beatles' 1969 rooftop concert in London, but a nice throwdown last Friday night at the Jetty skate ramp in El Granada by local band Lunadust.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

KHMB Vandalized (May 12, 2023)

Not sure why, let alone who, but some helpful person decided to take it upon themselves to redesign the KHMB logo. Bush league, we says, bush league.

Photo credit: Barbra M.

Seymour Update (May 12, 2023)

  

May 11 versus April 25                                                                               

Our old friend Seymour has added a few more feet to its impressive stature. Some of these stalks can grow to nearly 40 feet!

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Coast Skyway? Yet Again-Again? Yup. (May 12, 2023)

       

Coast Skyway advocate Matt Oja rejoins Reuben yet again to continue their "Shooting the Breeze" live interview about the fanciful funitel. Is the third time a charm for Matt?

Listen to the March 17, 2023, episode of "Coastal Windage" and the April 14, 2023, episode of "Coastal Windage" to hear the first two parts of the discussion.

Stuff Needs Fixin' . . . (May 5, 2023)

Medio Creek West bridge arriving for the Coastal Trail. Some assembly required.

Photo credit: Cathy W.

And there it is!

Photo credit: Jason Goecke

Every Day Is Earth Day (April 28, 2023)

Brian, a local Great Blue Heron, de-gophering the neighbor's yard.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

  

Seymour, a local Agave plant, getting scary big in El Granada. The center cone is growing several inches a day. (Note: that is a five-foot fence!)

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Naming a Park in El Granada (April 21, 2023)

At the April 20, 2023, meeting of the Granada Community Services District, the board heard arguments in favor of three different names for the park being developed for the area commonly known as the Burnham Strip.

--Daniel Burnham Park

--Chiguan Park

--Granada Community Park

The board voted 3-2 in favor of the name Granada Community Park.

A scene featuring Ramaytush people.

A map of traditional Rammaytush lands and place names.

Bloom or Superbloom? (April 21, 2023)

Reuben violating numerous points of wildflower viewing etiquette in southern Arizona in 1992.

Photo credit: Mrs. TruthMaker

Galen Wolf Retrospective (April 14, 2023)

"Halfmoon Bay," 1960

"The Last Whale," circa 1950-1976

Check out more than 50 pieces of work by artist Galen Wolf, who lived in Half Moon Bay from 1936 until 1976, at a special one-day showing of his work Sunday, April 23, from noon to 5:00 at the Odd Fellows Hall at 526 Main Street in Half Moon Bay.

Coast Skyway? Again? Really? (April 14, 2023)

       

Coast Skyway advocate Matt Oja rejoins Reuben to continue his "Shooting the Breeze" live interview about the fanciful funitel. Will Reuben be convinced this time?

Listen to the March 17, 2023, episode of "Coastal Windage" to hear the first part of the discussion.

The Final Frame for Sea Bowl (March 31, 2023)

  

A fixture in Pacifica since 1959, Sea Bowl will close its doors on May 31. A sad day. TruthMaker Jr. rolled his first ball there in 2011 (pictured). 

Urinetown: The Musical (March 24, 2023)

Twenty years later and it's still a hilarious show. And look! Paper tickets!

Thank You, Jerry (March 24, 2023)

Big news for KHMB listeners! KHMB will soon acquire an extensive library of live recordings from Grateful Dead concerts, which will be played during a new "Shakedown Street" installment of KHMB's "Thursday Night Live" music series. The "Thursday Night Live" series features live DJs and genre-specific music not in the regular KHMB music playlist, including Big Band, classical, Country-Western, and now, authentic Grateful Dead concert recordings. 

Salmon Season Shutdown (March 24, 2023)

Way back in the day, old Reuben got lured by this ad, which used to be commonplace in the Classifieds section of magazines like "Rolling Stone," to head to the goldfields (salmon fishery) of Alaska to seek his fortune. Like many a cheechako, he endured many hardships and had many incredible experiences but never did strike it rich.

Coast Skyway? Really? (March 17, 2023)

       

Coast Skyway advocate Matt Oja sits down with Reuben for a "Shooting the Breeze" live interview. Will Reuben be convinced? 

State Championship or Bust! (March 10, 2023)

For the first time in school history, the Half Moon Bay High School boys basketball team will play for the Division IV State Championship! That's right, this undersized team from a small public school has heart and courage that just won't quit. The big game is tomorrow at noon at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento against Valencia High School. Go Cougars!

Photo credit: Terry Bernal, San Mateo County Journal

"The Comedy Club" (December 30, 2022)

Comedian, producer, director, and writer W. Kamau Bell and former owner/manager of Cobb's Comedy Club, Tom Sawyer, join Reuben in studio for a "Shooting the Breeze" live interview to discuss the movie "The Comedy Club," which screens tonight at the Beach Break Film Festival.

A Nice Hunk of Metal (December 23, 2022)

Is this an amazing holiday gift or what? Good heft, brass, nonfunctional--the perfect gift for an old geezer who has everything and needs nothing except the knowledge that someone is really thinking about them. Shown here is the five-pound piece of an old scale that Reuben gave to his Dad at their last Christmas together. His Dad said it was the best present he had received in a long time.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

The Best Part of the Holidays (December 23, 2022)

Christmas tree in the TruthMaker living room. Don't you just love the lights and that piney smell?

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

This Place Is for the Birds (December 23, 2022)

Following is the full list of birds found by Barbara Dye, Keith Gress, and others during last week's Audobon Christmas Bird Count. 81 species; 1753 individual birds; all east of Highway 1 from Montara to El Granada.

• American Crow   21
• American Goldfinch 5
• American Kestrel 2
• American Robin 141
• American Wigeon 4
• Anna's Hummingbird 75
• Band-tailed Pigeon 37
• Bewick's Wren 12
• Black Phoebe 24
• Brewer's Blackbird 58
• Brown Creeper 1
• Brown-headed Cowbird 12
• Bufflehead 2
• Bushtit 34
• California Quail 31
• California Scrub-Jay 18
• California Thrasher 1
• California Towhee 33
• Canada Goose 39
• Cedar Waxwing 17
• Chestnut-backed Chickadee 106
• Common Raven 56
• Dark-eyed Junco 113
• Downy Woodpecker 7
• Eurasian-collared Dove 34
• European Starling 64
• Fox Sparrow 26
• Gadwall 4
• Golden-crowned Sparrow 90
• Great Blue Heron 2
• Great Horned Owl 1
• Hairy Woodpecker 9
• Hermit Thrush 14
• Hermit Warbler 1
• House Finch 72
• House Sparrow 3
• Hutton's Vireo 2
• Killdeer 3
• Lesser Goldfinch 26
• Lincoln's Sparrow 4
• Mallard 8
• Merlin 1
• Mourning Dove 40
• Northern Flicker 22
• Northern Harrier 2
• Orange-crowned Warbler 1
• Purple Finch 15
• Pygmy Nuthatch 103
• Red-breasted Sapsucker 2
• Red-shouldered Hawk 5
• Red-tailed Hawk 11
• Red-winged Blackbird 17
• Rock Pigeon 6
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet 36
• Say's Phoebe 1
• Song Sparrow 19
• Spotted Towhee 37
• Steller's Jay 14
• Townsend's Warbler 30
• Turkey Vulture 3
• Western Bluebird 13
• Western Meadowlark 5
• White-crowned Sparrow 45
• White-throated Sparrow 4
• Wrentit 19
• Yellow-rumped Warbler 90

Data credit: Barbara Dye

Live Interview with Captain Rebecca Albin (December 16, 2022)

Captain Rebecca Albin, Chief of Police Services for San Mateo County in Half Moon Bay.

Photo credit: Half Moon Bay Review

Anybody Know What This Thing Is? (December 16, 2022)

It took work, but Reuben was able to scrounge up an actual paper ticket stub from a recent comedy show at the Chase Center. There is no evidence to support the rumor that he ripped it out of the hand of Elon Musk.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Storm Damage (December 16, 2022)

Reuben wasn't the only one that took some damage in the rain last Saturday. This is the Christmas tree at the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Coastside Leadership Academy (December 9, 2022)

  

Founders Claire and Lindsay join Reuben in studio for a follow-up chat to their May 27, 2022, interview with Reuben and Livvy on "Coastal Windage." Reuben could really learn something from them about finding some balance in life.

Coastal Windage Loves the Half Moon Bay Review (December 9, 2022)

February 21, 2021 Half Moon Bay Review MCC website/newsletter Coastside Buzz Pacific Coast TV (PCT) Nextdoor City of Half Moon Bay website KHMB’s “Radio Magazine” HMB Chamber of Commerce website KHMB’s “Coastal Windage” GCSD newsletter San Mateo County updates San Mateo Daily Journal KPDO’s “Local News” (2x daily) YouTube?

December 13, 2019 Half Moon Bay Review MCC website Nextdoor Coastside Buzz City of Half Moon Bay website San Mateo County updates The Paw Print KHMB’s “Radio Magazine” KHMB’s “Coastal Windage” HMB Patch

Is it love, or just co-dependency? In both the 2019 and the 2021 rankings of top Coastside media sources by "Coastal Windage," the Review is #1. We wonder where "Coastal Windage" ranks on the Review's list? (Cut to slow-motion video of Reuben slowly wiping away a tear.)

RIP Pepper the Horse (December 2, 2022)

  

Long-time fixture on Redondo Road, Pepper the horse has moved on to greener pastures. She will be missed. Shown here with her longtime equine soulmate, Louie.

Photo credit: Sam Johnson

Zoe Chait Just Keeps on Shredding (December 2, 2022)

Coastside teen surfing star Zoe Chait adds yet another accolade to her crowded trophy case: Mavericks big wave surfer.

Photo credit: Lambidakis

Aerial Tram Benchmarking Project (November 25, 2022)

What's a four-letter word that rhymes with tram? Hmm.

Mural Corners Half Moon Bay (November 18, 2022)

The intersection of Main Street and Kelly in Half Moon Bay is becoming quite a showcase for artists and their work.

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

Jane Kim's seascape mural in Mac Dutra Park.

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

Fabia's mural "Jeff Clark Surfing Mavericks" on the north side of Cunha's General Store.

     

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

 Black Lives Matter mural and Sylvio Modena's "The Spirit of Life" at City Hall.

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

 Julie Engelmann's Pumpkin Festival mural on the south side of Cunha's General Store.

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

 Photos of the Cunha Brothers service station at the corner of Kelly and Main.

(Photo credit: Owen Spartz)

 Big Reuben kicking it in front of a mural in Valdez, Alaska.

A Local Celebrity Is Back in Town (November 18, 2022)

(Photo Credit: Joseph Morlan)

"Morris," the only documented Northern Gannet in the North Pacific, is back in town.

Mural Corners Half Moon Bay (November 18, 2022)

The intersection of Main Street and Kelly in Half Moon Bay is becoming quite a showcase for artists and their work.

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

Jane Kim's seascape mural in Mac Dutra Park.

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

Fabia's mural "Jeff Clark Surfing Mavericks" on the north side of Cunha's General Store.

     

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

 Black Lives Matter mural and Sylvio Modena's "The Spirit of Life" at City Hall.

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

 Julie Engelmann's Pumpkin Festival mural on the south side of Cunha's General Store.

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

 Photos of the Cunha Brothers service station at the corner of Kelly and Main.

(Photo credit: Owen Spartz)

 Big Reuben kicking it in front of a mural in Valdez, Alaska.

A Local Celebrity Is Back in Town (November 18, 2022)

(Photo Credit: Joseph Morlan)

"Morris," the only documented Northern Gannet in the North Pacific, is back in town.

KHMB's Jim Henderson Gets His Due (November 18, 2022)

KHMB General Manager Jim Henderson is among this year's honorees at the 2022 PCTV Awards show.

Was that? Yup, and it was close! (November 18, 2022)

(Map credit: Natalie Downe)

Each red line represents an earthquake fault. The epicenter for Tuesday's 2.8 temblor was Rice Soil Farm just south of Half Moon Bay along the San Gregorio fault.

Back to Back Champs! (November 4, 2022)

 (Photo credit: Dylan Ragozin)

The Half Moon Bay AYSO 16U team celebrates their second championship in a row after a come-from-behind victory on Sunday.

It's a Giant Screaming Eagle Pumpkin! (November 4, 2022)

Travis Giegner, winner of the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Weigh-Off this year (and also winner in 2020), hauled his 2,560-pound winning pumpkin, "Maverick," back to his hometown of Anoka, MN, where it was then carved into the world's largest jack-o-lantern. How cool is this! See a video of the pumpkin being carved here: "Maverick" turns from a pumpkin into an eagle. 

Monorail! Monorail! Monorail! (November 4, 2022)

Careful citizens, the Music Man is coming to town and he's got a gondola to sell us.

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Jackie's Last Coastside Dance (October 28, 2022)

Beach Break Entertainment Shines Again (October 28, 2022)

Here's Johnny! All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Oh, and Redrum!

The Great Debate (October 21, 2022)

Lincoln-Douglas, Kennedy-Nixon, Bentson-Quayle--those were all just precursors to the HMB City Council District 4 throwdown this Monday.

(Graphic credit: Ric Barker)

The Brightside of Traffic: 2022 P-fest (October 21, 2022)

Expect the worst and hope for the best. Done and done. Graphical analysis of traffic from The Press in El Granada to More for Less in Half Moon Bay and back during the 2022 Pumpkin Festival weekend.

  

(Graphic credit: Natalie Downe, Simon Willison)

P-Fest 2022! (October 14, 2022)

Most of us tell ourselves that 50 is just a number, or 50 is the new 40, but for the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival, 50 means fun!

    

This year's poster and some fine examples of posters past. Check out all 50 years of posters at the Half Moon Bay Library from now until October 31.

Ski Bandini Moutain! (October 14, 2022)

Money, it's gotta be the fertilizer. That's how you get those giant pumpies, right?

 Vintage Bandini schwag from back in the day.

Avoid the Jam/Take the Tram (October 14, 2022)

The Coast Skyway is a novel and fun idea with limited practical merit, even before a cost/benefit analysis. Still, it's fun to dream about, and it would be a cool tourist attraction.

(Artwork, working title, and slogan credit: Deborah Harter Williams)

Amy "The Family Chef" Fothergill (October 14, 2022)

Chef, author, blogger, mom, radio star--what can't she do? Check out more of her amazing creations and achievements at amythefamilychef.com and artisanaldelightsbyamy.com.

 

(Photo credit: Amy Fothergill)

Does the Coastside need a Vehicular Recreation Area? (October 7, 2022)

Kelly Leak thinks so, as do many Coastsiders, including Reuben!

   

Kelly on his classic 1975 Harley Davidson Z90 in the 1976 film, "The Bad News Bears." Reuben on his dad's 1973 Yamaha AT 125 with his sister in San Felipe, Mexico, June 1973.

Fantastic fog for FogFest 2022 (September 30, 2022)

Julie Mell's fog machine was in overdrive to make sure FogFest 2022 lived up to its name this past Saturday in Pacifica. (Photo credit: Jan McFarland)

The Brightside of traffic (September 30, 2022)

   

Is there a brightside to traffic? There is when Sandy is covering it. Avenue Alhambra in El Granada and Lewis Foster Drive in Half Moon Bay during the Tuesday morning commute (or pretty much any weekday morning). (Photo credit: Sandy Brightside)

Libel, defamation, and misinformation on the trails of El Granada (September 23, 2022)

 

If a tree gets cut down in the woods and nobody is there to see it, can you just blame whoever you want? (Photo credit: The Loam Soldier)

Something here about those who live in glass houses . . .

Saga of the Stairs at Surfer's Beach (September 16, 2022)

Six years of Pacific Ocean waves have done some damage to the temporary stairs at Surfer's Beach. (Photo credit: Birgitta Bower)

 

The temporary fix to the temporary stairs. (Photo credit: Half Moon Bay Review)

Art by Julie Engelmann (September 9, 2022)

Murals, paintings, concert posters, stickers, surfboards, and more. This local artist has a feel for the Coastside vibe and the creative chops to express it. Find out about her process, her latest work, and where she wants to go with it in her "Shooting the Breeze" live on-air interview with Reuben.

Julie's winning mural proposal.

Julie's mural currently in progress on the corner of Main and Kelly in HMB.

Fog Fest 2022 poster

New bike shop in town (September 9, 2022)

Be sure to check out the newest business in Half Moon Bay, Straight Wheel Cycling. Grand opening is tomorrow!

 

Summer of Reuben (September 9, 2022)

It wasn't exactly like being stripped to the waist and eating a block of cheese the size of a car battery, but Reuben had himself a good time living the dream on the road to Alaska and back this summer.

Reuben getting all barnyard in Chicken, Alaska.

But it wasn't all glory. The black flies in the Northwest Territories are so big and vicious, the locals call them "bulldogs."

It's a small world. While fueling up at Junction 37 Services at the crossroads of the Alaskan Highway and the Cassiar Highway in southern Yukon Territory, Reuben's eagle eyes spied a connection to the Coastside on the gas station's sticker window. See if you can find the sticker for Sacrilege Brewery!

The long arm of Coastal Windage.

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Golf in El Granada! (May 27, 2022)

It's true! Disc golf that is. A darn fun activity, if we do say so ourselves. Check out the proposal currently being considered by the Granada Community Services District.

PAC Disc Golf Proposal April 2022

Multimodal mystery trail (May 27, 2022)

Read all about it. Only 10 years of planning, talking, meeting, and scrounging for funds is required to final get a shovel in the ground for a 1.25-mile stretch of paved bike path that does not connect on either end to any other segment or section of paved bike path. That's progress, Coastsiders! Following are links to the Midcoast Community Council's web page for the Multimodal Trail and San Mateo County's web page for the MMT, including plans, documents, and diagrams going all the way back to 2013. This better be one heckuva stretch of bike path.

MCC Highway 1 Parallel Trail -- Midcoast Multimodal Trail page

San Mateo County Midcoast Multimodal Trail Project page

Coastside Leadership Academy (May 27, 2022)

The Coastside Leadership Academy (CLA) is an all-girls academy (grades 9-12) rooted in the cycles of joy, healing, and growth, where girls learn to trust their intuition, use their voices, and become leaders in a supportive community. Hear from founders Claire Rietmann-Grout and Lindsay Stewart during their live, in-studio interview with Livvy and Reuben.

Coastside Leadership Academy (CLA)

Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island ticket stub (May 20, 2022)

Reuben loves to go on and on about paper tickets and how cool they are. He must have spent seven minutes of this week's show gushing about how cool the ticket stub for the Statue of Liberty was in 2015. Just to complete the thought, here it is. We wonder if paper tickets like this are still available as free souvenirs for visitors in 2022?

Balloons kill wildlife (May 13, 2022)

Per BalloonsBlow.org: "All released balloons, including those falsely marketed as 'biodegradable latex,' return to Earth as ugly litter. They kill countless animals and cause dangerous power outages."

 

Movie night with Beach Break Entertainment (April 8, 2022)

Julie Mell and Beach Break Entertainment are singlehandedly keeping moviegoing alive on the Coastside. This time with two great movies about women and sports, "Girls Can't Surf" and "Knocking Down the Fences." Plus a panel discussion with filmmakers, atheletes, and industry experts. Another great night with Beach Break.

Harry Mack and the Little Shop of Horrors (April 1, April 8, 2022)

Feels good to be back out in the world, going to see live music, theater, and sporting events in person. Following is an autographed concert poster and autographed ticket from the 4/1 Harry Mack show at the Old Princeton Landing and a playbill from the 4/2 Half Moon Bay High School production of "Little Shop of Horrors."

Approved Quarry Park Pump Track Design (April 1, 2022)

The approved "Flying X" track design featuring two interior loops as well as an outer loop.

1946 Tsunami (March 25, 2022)

By 1964, Princeton had some protection from the breakwater, but in 1946, well check out these photographs. (Photo credit: Orville)

Following is a photo of a Tsunami warning sign in the Caribbean nation of Grenada. (Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

Cunha DC Trip

Coastal Windage gets around. We were able to get a look at the special edition custom challenge coin minted for the 2022 Cunha DC trip.

  

The Olympics (February 18, 2022)

Following are pictures of the little week-at-glance calendar book from 1973 that Reuben used to record the American results for the 1976 summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

 

Seeking vintage things (February 18, 2022)

Just a sampling of favorites from Reuben's personal stash. Clockwise from upper right: 1910 T206 Ty Cobb; 1992 Skybox Michael Jordan; 1959 Topps Willie Mays (autographed); 1982 Topps Dan Fouts.

Jim "Sully" Sullivan (February 11, 2022)

Member of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, 1989 Overall Mountain Bike World Champion, and local trails advocate Jim Sullivan crushing it in the US colors on a fully rigid bike in 1989.

Cunha Cubs 8A Basketball Champs (February 4, 2022)

Undefeated for their entire middle school career (no 2021 season). 10-0 and league champs in 2022.

Front row: Gio Garduno-Martin; Caiden Guevara; Maverick Johnson; Owen Perez

Back row: Head coach Luis Haro; coach Irving; Franco Santiago; Ronin McCauley; Jack McMillan; Matthew Melo; Javi Nobiles; Daniel Moctezuma; coach Chris

Dog days on the Coastside (February 4 and 11, 2022)

The San Mateo County Parks off-leash pilot program for Quarry Park and Pillar Point Bluffs will be reviewed and voted on by the San Mateo County Planning Commission on Wednesday, February 9, at 9:00 AM.

Click the thumbnail below to go to the County's Dog Work Group web page.

Coastside Composite Mountain Bike Team (February 4, 2022)

The Coastside Composite Mountain Bike Team is an experience-and skill building-focused cycling team for Coastside youths. The team not only participates in competitive events but also community support projects like the Bike Temple at Abundant Grace.

  

The Coastside Composite Mountain Bike Team                   Mac Henry places 3rd in the U29 division!!

To learn more about NICA go to www.nationalmtb.org, to learn about the NorCal Interscholastic Cycling League go to https://www.norcalmtb.org/ and to participate with the Coastside Composite Mountain Bike Team please reach out to the team at Coastside.Composite.MTB@gmail.com.

For more information about the team, check out the article about them at coastsidebuzz.com.

Commute.org Coastside Survey (February 4, 2022)

Commute.org is conducting a survey of San Mateo County Coastside residents to learn more about travel patterns, transportation choices, and interests in alternative travel modes.

To take the survey, go to surveymonkey.com/r/CoastsideSurvey.

Big confusion over table scraps (January 14, 2022)

Recology of the Coast flyer explaining the process for their new composting program.

The Pilot Light (January 14, 2022)

The new Pilot Light restaurant is getting ready to open soon at the old 3-0 space at the HMB airport. Click on the image to see the latest draft of their menu, which is still a work in progess.

Moss Beach crosswalk (January 14, 2022)

Latest iteration of the crosswalk on Highway 1 at Virginia Street in Moss Bach. Screenshots taken from video posted to Nextdoor by Claire Toutant.

 

Zoe Chait (January 7, 2022)

Photos courtesy of Marcus Chait.

  

Accolades:

• 2nd place, 2021 National Scholastic Surfing Association Championships in the Womens U18 division

• 1st place, 2021 NSSA West Coast Regional

• Ranked 2nd in the USA Prime West Surfing Series, the country's highest level of amateur surfing

Sponsors:

• O’Neill

• Sharpeye Surfboards

• NorCal Surf Shop

• Electric Sunglasses

• SunBum

• Creatures of Leisure

Bike Temple program at Abundant Grace (January 7, 2022)

Per our friends at Coastside Mountain Bikers and Abundant Grace, click this image to read the press release about this new volunteer program on the Coastside.

Half Moon Bay coffee mugs (December 17, 2021)

Last month, Reuben practically lost his mind when he spent three hours with his family scouring the Coastside over the Thanksgiving weekend for a simple coffee mug emblazened with the legend "Half Moon Bay." Nary a one to be found. Since then, he has followed up several leads and ultimately ended up commissioning local artist Vanessa Lamascus of Coastal Custom Designs to make one for him to give to his sister. This week, Reuben followed up more leads provided by listeners and found HMB coffee mugs for sale at CVS in Strawflower Village and at Coastside Books on Main Street.

Custom mug by Vanessa Lamascus, Coastal Custom Designs

2022 San Mateo County One-Day Homeless Count (December 3, 2021)

The San Mateo County biennial one-day homeless count is January 27, 2022. For more information, click the following link.

• San Mateo County One-Day Homeless Count, January 27, 2022

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"Shooting the Breeze" live interview with continental walker and holistic life coach Ranger Kielak (November 15, 2024)

We all need to do more to get our stuff together, right? Riiiiight? Right. If you're someone who needs help with that, someone like, say, um Reuben -- have we got the guest for you. Ranger Kielak knows business, knows philanthropy, knows snakes, knows how to walk and raise money at the same time, and knows how bring that all together in digestible ways. This episode more than ever--listen to Coastal Windage, it will change your life (with a little help from Ranger).

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News at 11:00!

Ah, the good old days, when the paper was paper and news only happened twice a day. TruthMaker times.

Fortunately, Coastside News Publisher Emma Spaeth is a modern journalist. She attempts to pull Reuben into the current century during her "Shooting the Breeze" live interview.

Coastal Windage Doubleheader: CUSD District D Candidates Sophia Layne and Pete Cerneka--live! (October 25, 2024)

Both candidates for the District D seat on the CUSD school board join Krystlyn! and Reuben for a Friday morning grilling the likes of which you only see on Saturday afterno--no, but yes. Yes, Pete and Sophia will be live on Coastal Windage to thoughtfully answer brilliant questions posed to them by Krystlyn! and Reuben--and no, ribs will not be served. This is your chance to learn more about these candidates for CUSD school board. Listen in!

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Not only the 52nd annual Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival. More than a historic gourdian three-peat. Even better than a pancake breakfast. -- This week Mathilda Brusselshouts sits in for Krystlyn! on the mic with Reuben. It's a good time to Windage.

GOAT Travis Gienger peeks around his giant creation.

Photo Credit: Miramar Events

What Can't Natalie Downe Do? Reuben and Krystlyn! Try to Find Out (October 11, 2024)

Community organizer is just a single bullet point on Natalie's impressive resume. Listen in for a "Shooting the Breeze" live interview with this incredibly active and involved Coastsider.

Julie Engelmann Strikes Again (October 11, 2024)

Coastside artist Julie Engelmann has painted an incredible new mural on the Cotton Crustacean in Pacifica. She's still got it! Congrats Julie.

Photo credit: Julie Engelmann

One of the Best Days of Reuben's Life (October 11, 2024)

Not so great for the blue whale in the background, but it provided Reuben and his son a chance for one of those amazing Coastside days (October 8, 2010) that a parent will never forget. (Update: The small child pictured here can now carry Reuben in his arms.)

David Oliphant explains how to be totally boss (October 4, 2024)

He drives a cool vintage VW bus, he has a successful real estate practice, and he does cool stuff like opening an artists collective on Main Street (Ocean Blue Vault) -- and now, he's on Coastal Windage.

Gregg Dieguez, Vice Chair of the Midcoast Community Council, Joins Krystlyn and Reuben to Get Some Things Sorted Out, Sort Of (September 27, 2024)

Gregg has promised that we will cover every single topic that concerns the Midcoast, in great detail, with facts, figures, and supporting documentation, and that each topic will conclude with a concrete, actionable solution. What are we going to do to fill the other 47 minutes of the show? 

Photo courtesy of CoastsideBuzz.com

Morris! My Main Man! (September 27, 2024)

Local celeb Morris the Northern Gannett is back in town and holding court up at Pillar Point Harbor. We tried to get him into the studio for an interview, but he and Brian the Great Blue Heron are going fishing today.

Photo credit: Barbara Dye

A Well-Deserved Tribute to Don Horsley (September 27, 2024)

Don Horsley was a good man who devoted his life to public service and had a special affinity for the Coastside. So it is fitting and satisfying to know that the County's newest park will be named The Don Horsley County Park at Tunitas Creek Beach. Cheers, Don.

Photo credit: Chris Hunter

Plan Princeton--Vision or Mirage? (September 27, 2024)

Plan Princeton, you know, the County planning initiative to remake Princeton? The one that kicked off in 2012 and hasn't produced any new document or had a public meeting since 2015. Yeah, that Plan Princeton. So what about it? Exactly.

Image credit: Dyett & Bhatia/County of San Mateo

Patrick Horn of the Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council (PMAC) Joins Reuben and Krystlyn! to Talk Pescadero and Politics (September 20, 2024)

Sparing no expense, Coastal Windage arranged to have Patrick make the big trip up to Half Moon Bay to give us north coasters the word on Pescadero, PMAC, and local governance.

Photo credit: Patrick's Facebook page

Campaign Against Orbees (September 20, 2024)

Everything you need to know about this massive polluter of our environment--except where to buy some. These things are as bad as microbeads, mylar balloons, and plastic shopping bags.

Photo credit: organicgardeninggeek.com

Prepare for Season 8! (September 13, 2024)

Is this summer over already? Has it been seven years already? Yes and yes. Buckle your chin straps and tie down your deck chairs, because season 8 of Coastal Windage--"The Talk of the Coast" kicks off on Friday the 13th with a show so legendary, we're already calling it legendary. Not only is it the season premiere; not only will this be the official debut of new Coastal Windage cohost Krystlyn Giedt; not only will Michelle Dragony of CoastsideBuzz.com provide her live "Weekly Buzz Update" of local news stories for the week.  

The Only Person Ever in the History of the World . . . Amy Applehans Gubser (September 13, 2024)

Sure, it would nice to have a Guiness World Record or an Olympic record or even to have been the first person on the moon. But today, on Coastal Windage, we have a person who has achieved a feat of physicality that nobody in the history of the world has ever done. Amy Applehans Gubser is the only person, EVER in human recorded history to EVER swim from the Golden Gate out to the Farallone Islands! EVER! Hear her story live on Coastal Windage.

Photo credit: Tom Seawell

Map credit: marathonswimmers.org

What a "Summer Mic Series" It Was! (June 14 to September 6, 2024)

A huge shout-out to all the guest hosts (and their guests) on the Coastal Windage "Summer Mic Series." It was really interesing to hear from a variety of Coastside voices on a variety of topics. Our guest hosts really kept the summer hopping and ratings popping while Reuben added thirty pounds sucking down sugary rum drinks in Baja. 

Coastal Windage "Summer Mic Series" (June 14 to September 6, 2024)

Summer is here and so is the Coastal Windage "Summer Mic Series." Each week, a new guest host (or two) will sit in for Reuben and provide live content, new perspectives, and fresh voices to the Coastal Windage brand. You absolutely must check out the hot summer lineup of amazing guest hosts.

This summer on the Coastal Windage "Summer Mic Series":

• September 6, 2024: Krystlyn Giedt, new full-time cohost on KHMB's top-rated live, call-in talk radio show, Coastal Windage--"The Talk of the Coast," and her dad, Brad Larson, close out the Coastal Windage "Summer Mic Series" in Coastside style
• August 30, 2024: Jill Jacobson, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside, and her special guests Rolando Madrid and Sandra Sarabia talk about the upcoming school year, motherhood, and of course BGCC on the Coastside!
• August 23, 2024: Livvie Streetwise, Award Show Critic and Radio Personality; culture influencer Mathilda Brusselshouts; and Julie Mell, Founder of Beach Break Entertainment and the Beach Break Film Festival, done brung it!
• August 16, 2024: Shawn Harris, Caldecott and Newbery award-winning illustrator, regales with samples from his artistic repertoire
• August 9, 2024: Michelle Dragony, Chief Buzz Officer of CoastsideBuzz.com, and Catherine Peery, General Manager of radio station KPDO in Pescadero, provide the latest updates on Coastside news and events
• August 2, 2024: Krystlyn Giedt, new full-time cohost on KHMB's top-rated live, call-in talk radio show, Coastal Windage--"The Talk of the Coast," and her friend Lizzette, test out some new material ahead of the big season premiere on September 13
• July 26, 2024: Aisha Baro, Engaged Citizen, returns with another special guest -- new CUSD Superintendent, Amber Lee-Alva
• July 19, 2024: The Good Ole' KHMB Boys Brothers Band, featuring KHMB on-air personalities Jim Henderson, Mike Dale, and Radio Legend Jay Michaels
• July 12, 2024: Michal, Coastside advocate
• July 5, 2024: Aisha Baro, Engaged Citizen, with special guests Kathleen Wall and Abby Foster
• June 28, 2024: Ryan Molyneaux, Capoeira instructor and anthroponeural
• June 21, 2024: David Westendorf ("el Jefe"), CEO of Pelagic Restaurant Group and Eduardo Coronel ("el Chefe"), Executive Chef at the Ketch Harbor Pub
• June 14, 2024: Krystlyn Giedt, CEO of the Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce and Michelle Dragony, Chief Buzz Officer of CoastsideBuzz.com

Season Finale (June 7, 2024)

Season 7 is in the books. 39 more episodes deposited into the sediment of American popular culture. If you missed any one of these 39 shows--any one!--you can listen to them at your summer leisure on KHMBradio.com.

Major, MAJOR Announcement (June 7, 2024)

Coastal Windage has some hot, breaking news that is going to blow your summer wide open. If you stop what you’re doing for only one major announcement on broadcast radio all summer, this is the one you don’t want to miss. Bigger than 50-foot Fridays at Mavericks, greater than Reuben’s take-home pay, more attention-shattering than the monthly tsunami warning sirens:

When Coastal Windage returns on September 13, we will have a new permanent cohost. 

And that new cohost is . . . come on, you have to listen to the show to find out.

In Memory of Joaquin Dominik Jimenez (May 31, 2024)

Today's show is in memory of Joaquin Dominik Jimenez and is dedicated to his family. 

Photo credit: Kayla Lourenco

Photo credit: Veronica Jimenez

Coastside Slogans (update)

We're pretty proud of this list of Coastside slogans, mottos, and sayings we've compiled. With the help of guests on the show like Cata Gomes and emails and calls from listeners, we will continue to add to the list and repost it here from time to time.

• "It reaches the beaches" (1908)--Ocean Shore Railroad
• "Where world records are broken" (1957)--HMB Drag Strip
• "Vivir, Trabajar, Jugar" (1959)--City of HMB motto
• "Home of the World Famous Pumpkin Festival" (1980)--HMB Beautification Committee
• "Think Tunnel" (1996)--Devil's Slide Bypass
• "Save Dunes Beach" (2017)--Committee for Green Foothills
• "The Talk of the Coast" (2017)--Coastal Windage radio show
• "Show Up and Be Kind" (2018)--Malcolm Feix
• "Keep the Coast Country" (2019)--Bumper sticker
• "Half Moon Bay Sucks--Don't Go There!" (2019)--Bumper sticker
• "Love, Peace, and Burger Grease" (2021)--The Barn
• "Avoid the Jam, Take the Tram" (2023)--Coast Skyway
• "Toonet Kai Umu" ["at the edge of the ocean"] (2024)--Rammaytush
• "My name is [NAME], and I've lived here for [XX] years (timeless)--Coastside public comment preamble

Windage Email-bag (May 24, 2024)

Hey, if you submitted an email over the last couple of months and are a bit stewed because Reuben hasn't read it on the air yet, this could be your lucky week. Tune in as Reuben tries to clear his inbox.

Rammaytush Elder Cata Gomes Returns to Coastal Windage (May 17, 2024) 

And this time she is bringing her own generator, so there will be no stopping her as she cohosts the show with Reuben and brings him up to speed on Muchia Te', the Pacifica Quarry, the Rammaytush language, and many other topics in a "Shooting the Breeze" live interview. 

Photo credit: Muchia Te' Indigenous Land Trust

Coastside Slogans (May 17, 2024)

We can't show them all to you before the show. This is show business, people. We mean, the news. Fine, current events. OK, infotainment. Treat yourself to some, it's alright, nobody's looking.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

"The Weekly Buzz Update" for May 17, 2024

Presented by the Chief Buzz Officer for CoastsideBuzz.com, Michelle Dragony. 

This is a new weekly feature on Coastal Windage. Listen for the Chief Buzz Officer's weekly recap of Coastside news, exclusively here on Coastal Windage--"The talk of the Coast" right after the commerical break at 9:30. 

US Congressional District 16 Candidate Sam Liccardo Joins Reuben to Make His Case to the Coastside (May 10, 2024)

It's a big world out there loaded with media channels, so when Sam Liccardo is looking to stand out to voters, what greater platform is there than "Coastal Windage--the talk of the Coast"?

Photo credit: Mike Kai Chen

A Nextdoor Foodie Dishes (May 3, 2024)

Michal A posted one of the best Nextdoor posts in years. So simple and yet so brilliant: what is your favorite Coastside dish (and from which restaurant). Settle in for a mouthwatering discussion.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

The Concept of Hozho (May 3, 2024)

Seek balance in your life and you will experience beauty. Reuben will do his best to explain the Navajo concept of hozho and apply it to the Coastside.

Photo credit: University of Indiana Museum

Power Failure (April 26, 2024)

Stuff happens or doesn't or does in ways you don't expect. Technical difficulties forced us to cut the show short today. Our guests for this show, Cata Gomes and Ryan Molyneaux have graciously agreed to come back and be our guests for the May 17 show. 

Guest hosts: David Westendorf and Chef Eduardo Coronel from the Ketch Harbor Pub (April 19, 2024)

Strap on a bib, sit back, and enjoy the mouthwatering sounds of David and Chef or as they call it: jefe vs. chefe.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

The Day Without Teachers, Part II (April 12, 2024)

It happened again. Another sick out at a local school. Let's talk Coastside. Photo is from the January 18 CUSD Board Meeting, but captures the same spirit as the April 12 meeing. You get the idea.

Photo credit: Anna Hoch-Kenny, HMB Review

Half Moon Bay Visitor--the App (April 12, 2024)

Check out this killer interactive 3D app for exploring Half Moon Bay and the Coastside from local developer Nick Goldsworthy. So easy to use even Reuben could figure it out (he could not, but then he's not really a good examplar of tech saavy. Trust us, it's easy and you'll love it).

Image courtesy of Nick Goldsworthy.

Opportunity Center of the Coastside (OCC) Grand Opening! And Krystlyn Giedt!! (April 5, 2024)

Krystlyn Giedt joins Reuben to describe the 'uge Grand-O for the new Opportunity Center of the Coastside Thursday night on Main Street in Half Moon Bay. Were you there? (If not, listen to the show, you'll feel like you were.)

Krystlyn wields some big scissors in this town. (Photo shown to scale!)

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

The OCC ribbon cutting--action shot!

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

One of the three different fancy documents presented to the OCC at the Grand Opening. This one is from Assemblyperson Marc Berman.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

It's Kind of a Red Flag (April 5, 2024)

Reuben doesn't know much about, well, much, but even he knows that a red flag is kind of a heads-up. Also, it's cold outside.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Award-Winning Illustrator Shawn Harris Returns (March 29, 2024)

El Granada resident and illustrator Shawn Harris returns to Coastal Windage (because he lost his wallet in the Green Room couch). When he drops by to pick it up, Reuben hopes to wrangle him into the studio to continue their conversation from last month (See February 23, 2024). Shawn is spry and played basketball in high school--our money is on Shawn givng Reuben a head-and-shoulders fake and leaving him with two broken ankles while Shawn escapes to It's Italia for a nice Chianti.

Photo credit: shawnharris.com

A scene from Harris' Caldecott Medal-winning book, Have You Ever Seen a Flower?

A scene from Harris' Newbery Medal-winning book, The Eyes and the Impossible.

Must See MCC! (March 29, 2024)

The MCC was supporting cast as San Mateo County District 3 Supervisor Ray Mueller laid the wood on representatives from AHMC Healthcare and the GGNRA regarding their breezy responses to important Coastside questions. Go to CoastsideBuzz.com for the video of the meeting. Must see.

Ray Mueller was walking tall for the Coastside at the MCC meeting on Wednesday.

Photo credit: HMBReview.com

Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside (BGCC) Egg Hunt Is On! (March 29, 2024)

Egg Hunt starts at 11:00 AM; be there by 10:45. You do not want to be late for the Egg Hunt!

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Coastside Horse Council Executive Director Larry DeYoung Saddles Up with Reuben to Discuss GGNRA's Plans for Rancho Corral de Tierra (March 22, 2024)

Larry DeYoung isn't horsing around about this topic. Learn about the concerns of the equestrian community and what the Coastside Horse Council wants to do about it.

Photo credit: Anna Hoch-Kenny, HMBReview

Sea Hugger Is Turning 6! (March 22, 2024)

Happy birthday Sea Hugger. Let's clean up first and then party at the Barn!

And the Survey Says . . . (March 22, 2024)

CUSD is desperate for money, so time to go back to the well for another round of debt financing. But first, a check-in with the constituency to see if it will fly. Here's the results of this small-sample survey.

PMAC Member Taylor Allen Joins Reuben for Some Straight Talk (March 15, 2024)

No word on whether Taylor is bringing his "righteous entourage" to battle Reuben's interns in a game of ultimate frisbee down in the studio parking lot, but he is bringing a distinct point of view. 

Photo credit: Sebastian Miño-Bucheli, HMBReview

A Shiny New Toy for the Coastside (March 15, 2024)

So, County Parks, the Planning Commission, the Board of Supervisors, and many who purport to be lovers and guardians of the Reserve are adamant that dogs off-leash will be an ecological disaster for the pristene wilderness that is the Pillar Point bluffs, but nobody except Reuben is going to bat an eye at an 8,000-pound vehicle tearing up the landscape for a photo op? Really?

 
Photo credit: County of San Mateo County Executive’s Office

Cypress Ridge Is a Go (March 15, 2024)

On Wednesday evening, the Planning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend the project for approval by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. No word on a dedicated bike path from Moonridge to Montara or any safe crossings in the Midcoast.

Coastal Trail or Coastal Fail? (March 15, 2024)

Cone in place. Another job completed on the Coastside. Moving on. Whoever has the pylon concession for San Mateo County is making a killing these days.

 

Photo credits: Reuben TruthMaker

Where the rip-rap ends, the damage begins. In 2015, Caltrans was told that this exact thing would happen in this exact spot, but whaddya going to do, rip-rap the entire California coastline? Of course not, you could shotcrete it instead like they did at the Medio Creek Bridge. How's that working out?

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Lest you worry, here is the grand plan. Reuben thinks the cone has a better chance of working.

Engaged Citizen Aisha Baro Schools Reuben on the Value of Public Education (March 8, 2024)

Public school evangelist Aisha Baro joins Reuben to discuss the importance of public schools in our society.

Photo credit: Aisha Baro 

US Congressional District 16 Candidate Sam Liccardo Joins Reuben to Make His Case to the Coastside (March 1, 2024)

In a crowded field, Sam Liccardo is looking to stand out to voters. What greater platform is there than "Coastal Windage--the talk of the Coast"?

Photo credit: Mike Kai Chen

The NorCal Championship Ring (March 1, 2024)

As promised, here are a couple of represenative shots of the ring awarded to members of the 2022-23 Half Moon Bay High School boys varsity basketball team for winning the 2023 NorCal Championships. Dang.

Photo credit: Caiden Guevara

Award-Winning Illustrator Shawn Harris Paints Reuben a Picture (February 23, 2024)

El Granada resident and illustrator Shawn Harris completed a rare double-dip this year, adding a Newbery Medal to go with his Caldecott Medal. Hear Shawn explain to Reuben what it's like to be that darn good.

Photo credit: shawnharris.com

A scene from Harris' Caldecott Medal-winning book, Have You Ever Seen a Flower?

A scene from Harris' Newbery Medal-winning book, The Eyes and the Impossible.

Unfinished Business (February 23, 2024)

The Half Moon Bay High School boys varsity basketball team is on a mission to complete the journey they started last year--to bring that state championship home to the Coastside.

Sophomore Caiden Guevara goes reverse layup in last week's season finale against arch-rivals Terra Nova.

Photo credit: Anna Hoch-Kenney, HMB Review

The License Plate Game (February 23, 2024)

Just like driving, license plates use to be fun. Now, it's too much for Reuben to process. Ever since license plates went to five digits, Reuben has been overwhelmed.

      

A sampling from the TruthMaker Collection. Fun, right?

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Star Performer Krystlyn Giedt Joins Reuben to Celebrate Coastal Windage's Semiquincentennial Show (February 16, 2024)

Say that fast three times--and tune in to hear Reuben challenge Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce CEO Krystlyn Giedt to do just that!

Photo credit: Krystlyn Giedt

Photo credit: American Alliance of Museums

Reuben Gets Some Lessons on Broadcast Radio from Radio Station KPDO (Pescadero) General Manager Catherine Peery (February 9, 2024)

How does the saying go? Catherine Peery has forgotten more about broadcast radio than Reuben could learn in a lifetime? Sure, that sounds about right. Hear Catherine try her best to bring Reuben up to speed.

Photo credit: MyPuente.org

Look! It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Dirigible? (February 9, 2024)

The venerable Goodyear zeppelin (no, not a blimp) passed on down the Coastside on its way to the Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament.

Photo credit: Jeff Regan

Photo credit: Cid Young

Here it is docking at the Coastside Fire Protection District fire training tower at station 40 on Main Street in Half Moon Bay.

Photo credit: Smithsonian.com

Gas Is Past on Airport Road (February 2, 2024)

The giant 15,000-gallon propane tank has finally been removed from the yard next to Pillar Ridge Community. 

Photo credit: Lisa Ketcham

Hopefully the folks at Pillar Ridge can breathe a little easier now.

Photo credit: Lisa Ketcham

Photo credit: CoastsideBuzz.com

Photo credit: John Green, Half Moon Bay Review

There's That Confounded Bridge (February 2, 2024)

The new bridge is in over San Vicente Creek in Moss Beach. It only took a year. Sinkey the Sinkhole is so jealous.

Photo credit: Debby MacKimmie

Farallones Airlift (February 2, 2024)

It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's fiber optic cable heading for the Farallones. Another Coastside mystery solved.

Photo credit: Peggy Talbot

Half Moon Bay Review Editor and Publisher Clay Lambert Bids Farewell (January 26, 2024)

Listen in as Clay gives his first interview since stepping down from the Review.

Clay gets inducted into the Colorado State University Media Hall of Fame in 2016.

Photo credit: Wickcommunications.com

Clay with his Dad, Don, circa 1970.

Photo credit: Clay Lambert

Not again! (January 26, 2024)

The Coastside will have another year without Dream Machines. It might be time to look for a different venue.

Photo credit: CoastsideBuzz.com

Gaspar-ya-later, Don de Portola (January 26, 2024)

The statue of Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portola--"discoverer" of San Francisco Bay--was unceremiously removed from its pedestal in front of the Pacifica Community Center at the corner of Crespi Drive and the Cabrillo Highway in Pacifica last Thursday. No word whether Crespi Drive--named for Franciscan missionary and Portola expedition member Juan Crespi--and the Cabrillo Highway--named for Spanish explorer and "discover" of California Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo--will also be removed or renamed.

Photo credit: Instagram

Here We Go Cunha, Here We Go! (January 19, 2024)

Cunha Athletic Boosters Vice President Christina Baker educates Rueben on the financial realities of afterschool athletics in the public school system, and tries to get him to pry open the rusty jaws of his tiny coinpurse to help a Cub out.

Remember January 23 (January 19, 2024)

Chaos Theory in Play on the Coastside (January 19, 2024)

You just never know. An accident can happen anywhere, any time, with or without warning, provocation, or blame.  This week, the Coastside witnessed a horrific yet injury-free auto accident on the 92 and a tragic airplane crash off the coast of Moss Beach. Watch yourselves Coastsiders.

Photo credit: Half Moon Bay Review

Photo credit: ABC News

There's a New Mayor in Town--and His Name Is Joaquin Jimenez (January 12, 2024)

Part social worker, part community activist, part government leader, and all heart, Joaquin that is, not Reuben. Learn more about Half Moon Bay's new mayor.

Photo credit: Joaquin Jimenez

Local Heros Recognized (January 12, 2024)

Medals of Valor were invented for people like Riley Rhodes and Max Hunter. Hear Reuben get all weepy talking about their just deserves.

Photo credit: CoastsideBuzz.com

No More Newsprint (January 12, 2024)

The Coastside News Group Inc has announced that as of February 5, the Half Moon Bay Review newsPAPER will be digital only. One of the reasons cited was the increased opportunities for advertising on the digital platform. Please note that the ad below was run as a banner ad on the Review's online site the day after the mass shootings in Half Moon Bay. CGNI claimed they had no control over the running of this ad on that day. There is no way this ad would ever be run in their print edition. So this is better?

Photo credit: Half Moon Bay Review banner ad

Here Kitty, Kitty (January 5, 2024)

Has your Nest cam picked up a large feline prowling through your yard at 3:00 AM recently? Are you scared to hike in Quarry Park alone? Do you love sports teams with names like Cougars, Lions, and Wildcats? Then tune in to hear Reuben chat with Alys Granados, a wildlife ecologist with the Felidae Conservation Fund, about our local mountain lion population.

Is It Time to Cancel Fireworks? (January 5, 2024)

At the risk of starting a cultural feud, Reuben digs into the dangers and damage caused by fireworks and dares to ask the question, why fireworks?

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Beach Break Film Festival Features 7-Time Emmy Award Winners Howard and Michele Hall (December 29, 2023)

And Reuben has them live on Coastal Windage--"The Talk of the Coast" to discuss their careers, their award-winning movie "Soul of the Ocean" (showing at the Beach Break Film Festival today!), the state of the ocean, seasickness, and more.

High Surf and Dangerous Times (December 29, 2023)

Respect the ocean and never turn your back on it. Sneaker waves are out in force this week--Reuben has the news at 11.

Reuben's Grinch Factor (December 22, 2023)

He huffs and he puffs, but just like the Grinch, way, way down in there, he does enjoy the holiday spirit, kinda, a little bit.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

David Westendorf and Chef Eduardo Coronel of the Ketch Harbor Pub Tease Reuben with Tales of Food and Drink (December 22, 2023)

Both David and Chef Coronel had to sign waivers promising not to mention the words "aioli," "blackened," or "grilled"--unless they brought some. Listen to this delicious interview.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Milan, Paris, and now Half Moon Bay (December 8, 2023)

Coastsider Douglas Nelson tells Reuben about his idea to resurrect the "salon" in Half Moon Bay. Is this the start of the new Enlightenment?

A Reading in the Salon of Mme Geoffrin, 1755. Photo credit Wikipedia

Ketch Harbor Pub? Yes please! (December 8, 2023)

Reuben loved the old Ketch Joanne and he loves the new Ketch Harbor Pub. More of everything!

The menu of delicious goodness. 

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Eye-catching branding that is as much art as it is advertising.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

In Rememberance of Don Horsley (December 1, 2023)

A dutiful public servant in San Mateo County for more than 40 years. Coastal Windage honors his memory.

Photo credit: San Mateo County

There's a New Quarterback in Town (December 1, 2023)

And his name is Brock Purdy, starting QB for your San Francisco 49ers. Here is the gridiron gunslinger buying some potted plants at HMB Nursery. When you are the last person selected in the NFL draft, you have to wheel your own barrow, apparently.

Photo credit: Nextdoor

Reuben Finally Gets to Meet Jackie Speier (December 1, 2023)

It took many years, but luck finally shined its warming rays down on Reuben, who got to meet one of his heroes, former Congressperson Jackie Speier. Rumor has it that Reuben fanboyed all over himself. Jackie seen here with her grandfather at the 2023 Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside "Havana Nights" gala.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

The Coastal Butterfly Tells Reuben How It Is (October 27, 2023)

Some people say Reuben doesn't know what he's talking about. Instead of raising his own game, Reuben just finds somebody who does know of what they speak. Listen to Coastal Butterfly Michelle Dragony run circles around Reuben.

   

Photo credit: CoastsideBuzz.com

Football, State of 2023 (October 27, 2023)

All the glory, none of the CTE--the NFL will be a flag football league within 20 years.

  

Photo credit: NFLFlag.com

That Confounded Bridge Is Open! (October 27, 2023)

Four years and an unknown number of dollars later, the Medio Creek Bridge in Miramar is open for traffic.

  

Photo credit: CoastsideOnBikes

Local Teen Naturalist Oonagh Degenhardt Talks Bugs with Reuben (October 20, 2023)

Reuben is not an insect fan, but his guest this week sure is.

  

Photo credit: www.americanisopodsmyriapods.com

Nightmare fuel! Meet "Tohono," the Vinegaroon.

  

Photo credit: Oongah Degenhardt

It's Pumpkin Festival!! (October 13, 2023)

  

  

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Chief Executive Optimist Krystlyn Giedt Talks PFest with Reuben (October, 2023)

Krystlyn Giedt is back to explain the Pumpkin Festival to Reuben and answer more of his questions about PFest, the Chamber of Commerce, kickball, and more.

Alessandra White, Designer, Artist (October 6, 2023)

  

   

Check out more of Alessandra's incredible work at 

https://www.instagram.com/julycouturehouse_/?hl=en#

Photo credit: Alessadra White

Coastside Ramp Jam IV (October 6, 2023)

Get Your Pancake Breakfast at the Pumpkin Festival (October 6, 2023)

Help the Half Moon Bay High School basketball program by getting some flapjacks hot off the grill from 7-11 AM on Saturday and Sunday of the festival. This is the one and only fundraiser for the program. Scan the QR code in this flyer or find a player to get your tickets now.

Jill Quigley, "The sea glass lady" (September 29, 2023)

You think there's not that much to know about sea glass, until you talk to Jill Quigley. So listen up and take notes.

Jill Quigley's workspace.

Photo credit: Beachcombing Magazine

An amazing sea glass beach. Location undisclosed.

Photo credit: Wikipedia

RIP Seymour (September 29, 2023)

Reuben's beloved agave americanus, Seymour, was unceremoniously neutered by sub-sub-sub-contractors from PGE. Have a heart, he is still hurting.

Starting from the upper left:

• April 25
• May 11
• May 26
• June 5
• June 23
• July 7
• July 25
• August 1
• August 2
• August 2

         

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Poison to Save the Ecosystem? (September 22, 2023)

Melinda MacNaughton of El Granada Advocates explains concerns about the use of herbicides on Coastside public lands.

Blast from the Past at the OPL (September 22, 2023)

The English Beat plays the OPL tonight. Bring your Mod gear and Vespa but leave your paper tickets at home with the old folks.

  

Photo credit: Etsy; Reuben TruthMaker

Smile with Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Optimist Krystlyn Giedt (September 15, 2023)

Let the infectious enthusiasm and upbeat personality of Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce President Krystlyn Giedt bring a smile to your day as she cohosts the show today with Reuben and answers some of his ridiculous questions.

Photo credit: Half Moon Bay Review

The Mysterious Devil's Slide Shack (September 15, 2023)

Somehow nobody noticed before a drone recorded images of it in December 2022, but there is a homemade shack perched at the base of the Devil's Slide Cliffs between Egg Rock and Shelter Cove.

Photo credit: Google Earth

Ketch Joanne! Say It Ain't So (September 15, 2023)

Ketch Joanne, long Reuben's favorite MidCoast eatery,  has had a rough patch this last couple of years -- COVID, Harbor redevelopment, Reuben's paleo diet -- and it has taken its toll. The venerable hangout is hanging up its apron after 48 years as a harbor fixture. Ouch.

  

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Luna Dust! Say It Ain't So (September 15, 2023)

Reuben's favorite local band, Luna Dust, is giving its farewell performance tonight, tonight, tonight at the Jetty Skate Ramp in El Granada at 8:00 PM. Singer and bass player Cailie is headed off to college, so the band is taking a hiatus (Reuben's words) until further notice. Don't miss your chance to see these amazing teens light up Surfer's Beach.

 

It's Great Blue Heron Season! (September 15, 2023)

Everybody knows that Reuben loves Great Blue Herons, so he is pretty much over the half moon now that fall has brought his favorite bird back to the coastside. 

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Season 7 Premiere with San Mateo County District 3 Supervisor Ray Mueller (September 8, 2023)

Supervisor Mueller, or "Ray" as his closest radio show associates are allowed to call him, joins Reuben as interview guest and cohost for today's show. Tune in and get to know your local supervisor so, so much better.

Photo credit: Half Moon Bay Review

"The Best of Coastal Windage" (every Friday this summer)

It may be summer time, but Coastal Windage never sleeps. Tune in on Fridays at 9:00 AM all summer for “The Best of Coastal Windage”—11 encore presentations of past epidodes, hand-curated by Reuben TruthMaker himself.

Summer schedule:

• Friday, June 23: (Original broadcast date: 12/8/17)--Dogs on the Coastside; Richard Moss; Why, why? Odd scientific studies?
• Friday, June 30: (Original broadcast date: 1/19/18)--Big doin's in Quarry Park; "Shooting the Breeze" live interview with HMB High School Athletic Director Justin Ferdinand; Why, why? "Safe" avocados?
• Friday, July 7: (Original broadcast date: 9/13/19)--News and notes; The magically apprearing Moss Beach crosswalk; Why, why? Composting?
• Friday, July 14: (Original broadcast date: 3/13/20)--Plague ship off the Coastside; Coastside closures; Tough times at Cunha; Why, why? Panic hoarding?
• Friday, July 21: (Original broadcast date: 10/9/20)--Abundant Grace removes letter; Another car over the Slide; Sounds of the Coastside; "The New Normal" live interview with HMB High School head basketball coach John Parsons
• Friday, July 28: (Original broadcast date: 1/8/21)--Trouble at the Capitol; The Bean Dad; Many, many phone calls
• Friday, August 4: (Original broadcast date: 4/1/22)--April foolishness; Return to normalcy; A mini museum for Main Street?
• Friday August 11: (Original broadcast date: 1/27/23)--A special memorial edition of Coastal Windage focused on the mass shooting in Half Moon Bay
• Friday, August 18: (Original broadcast date: 2/3/23)--Puma problems; Heroic ocean rescue at Poplar Beach; "Shooting the Breeze" live interview with California State Parks Lifeguard Riley Rhodes
• Friday, August 25: (Original broadcast date: 2/10/23)--Strawflower Village is Thunderdome; Hooliganism in El Granada; "Shooting the Breeze" live interview with artist Jane Kim and writer Thayer Walker
• Friday, September 1: (Original broadcast date: 6/16/23)--Bob Senz will be missed; Coastal Windage metrics; "Shooting the Breeze" live interview with local band Luna Dust

Remembering Bob Senz (June 16, 2023)

The Coastside will miss Bob and his compassionate, cooperative, and kind spirit.

Photo credit: Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside

Corrections (June 16, 2023)

Hey, even Reuben gets some stuff wrong. Correction, Beatles rooftop performance in London, 1969; U2 rooftop performance in LA, 1987.

 

Photo credit: By www.beatlesbible.com, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41788614

Photo credit: By YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzZWSrr5wFI), Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21867297

Luna Dust in the House! (June 16, 2023)

Legendary (to be) Coastside rockers Luna Dust are in the studio for a "Shooting the Breeze" live interview. Can Reuben handle their awesomeness?

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Movie Night! (June 9, 2023)

Beach Break Entertainment and the Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside (BGCC) team up tonight to show the action thriller "John Wick" and raise money to send 13 kids from the BGCC to a summer camp at Lake Tahoe.

Gates open at 7:30 PM; show starts at 8:30 PM

San Benito House, 356 Main St, HMB

Supervisor Mueller Keeps His Word (June 9, 2023)

Sort of . . . , but mostly yes . . . , although . . . , but the intent is there. Supervisor Mueller has opened a Coastside office and he has located it physically in the Midcoast but within the city limits of Half Moon Bay. Call it a push?

Farewell Sea Bowl (May 26, 2023)

By this time next week, Sea Bowl will be just a memory. A good one, but still just a memory.

Photo credit: Kelly & Greg Harradine-Goldstein

Seymour Update (May 26, 2023)

  

Seymour keeps on growing! From left to right: May 26, May 11, April 25.  

Lunadust Rocks the Jetty (May 12, 2023)

Maybe not the Beatles' 1969 rooftop concert in London, but a nice throwdown last Friday night at the Jetty skate ramp in El Granada by local band Lunadust.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

KHMB Vandalized (May 12, 2023)

Not sure why, let alone who, but some helpful person decided to take it upon themselves to redesign the KHMB logo. Bush league, we says, bush league.

Photo credit: Barbra M.

Seymour Update (May 12, 2023)

  

May 11 versus April 25                                                                               

Our old friend Seymour has added a few more feet to its impressive stature. Some of these stalks can grow to nearly 40 feet!

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Coast Skyway? Yet Again-Again? Yup. (May 12, 2023)

       

Coast Skyway advocate Matt Oja rejoins Reuben yet again to continue their "Shooting the Breeze" live interview about the fanciful funitel. Is the third time a charm for Matt?

Listen to the March 17, 2023, episode of "Coastal Windage" and the April 14, 2023, episode of "Coastal Windage" to hear the first two parts of the discussion.

Stuff Needs Fixin' . . . (May 5, 2023)

Medio Creek West bridge arriving for the Coastal Trail. Some assembly required.

Photo credit: Cathy W.

And there it is!

Photo credit: Jason Goecke

Every Day Is Earth Day (April 28, 2023)

Brian, a local Great Blue Heron, de-gophering the neighbor's yard.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

  

Seymour, a local Agave plant, getting scary big in El Granada. The center cone is growing several inches a day. (Note: that is a five-foot fence!)

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Naming a Park in El Granada (April 21, 2023)

At the April 20, 2023, meeting of the Granada Community Services District, the board heard arguments in favor of three different names for the park being developed for the area commonly known as the Burnham Strip.

--Daniel Burnham Park

--Chiguan Park

--Granada Community Park

The board voted 3-2 in favor of the name Granada Community Park.

A scene featuring Ramaytush people.

A map of traditional Rammaytush lands and place names.

Bloom or Superbloom? (April 21, 2023)

Reuben violating numerous points of wildflower viewing etiquette in southern Arizona in 1992.

Photo credit: Mrs. TruthMaker

Galen Wolf Retrospective (April 14, 2023)

"Halfmoon Bay," 1960

"The Last Whale," circa 1950-1976

Check out more than 50 pieces of work by artist Galen Wolf, who lived in Half Moon Bay from 1936 until 1976, at a special one-day showing of his work Sunday, April 23, from noon to 5:00 at the Odd Fellows Hall at 526 Main Street in Half Moon Bay.

Coast Skyway? Again? Really? (April 14, 2023)

       

Coast Skyway advocate Matt Oja rejoins Reuben to continue his "Shooting the Breeze" live interview about the fanciful funitel. Will Reuben be convinced this time?

Listen to the March 17, 2023, episode of "Coastal Windage" to hear the first part of the discussion.

The Final Frame for Sea Bowl (March 31, 2023)

  

A fixture in Pacifica since 1959, Sea Bowl will close its doors on May 31. A sad day. TruthMaker Jr. rolled his first ball there in 2011 (pictured). 

Urinetown: The Musical (March 24, 2023)

Twenty years later and it's still a hilarious show. And look! Paper tickets!

Thank You, Jerry (March 24, 2023)

Big news for KHMB listeners! KHMB will soon acquire an extensive library of live recordings from Grateful Dead concerts, which will be played during a new "Shakedown Street" installment of KHMB's "Thursday Night Live" music series. The "Thursday Night Live" series features live DJs and genre-specific music not in the regular KHMB music playlist, including Big Band, classical, Country-Western, and now, authentic Grateful Dead concert recordings. 

Salmon Season Shutdown (March 24, 2023)

Way back in the day, old Reuben got lured by this ad, which used to be commonplace in the Classifieds section of magazines like "Rolling Stone," to head to the goldfields (salmon fishery) of Alaska to seek his fortune. Like many a cheechako, he endured many hardships and had many incredible experiences but never did strike it rich.

Coast Skyway? Really? (March 17, 2023)

       

Coast Skyway advocate Matt Oja sits down with Reuben for a "Shooting the Breeze" live interview. Will Reuben be convinced? 

State Championship or Bust! (March 10, 2023)

For the first time in school history, the Half Moon Bay High School boys basketball team will play for the Division IV State Championship! That's right, this undersized team from a small public school has heart and courage that just won't quit. The big game is tomorrow at noon at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento against Valencia High School. Go Cougars!

Photo credit: Terry Bernal, San Mateo County Journal

"The Comedy Club" (December 30, 2022)

Comedian, producer, director, and writer W. Kamau Bell and former owner/manager of Cobb's Comedy Club, Tom Sawyer, join Reuben in studio for a "Shooting the Breeze" live interview to discuss the movie "The Comedy Club," which screens tonight at the Beach Break Film Festival.

A Nice Hunk of Metal (December 23, 2022)

Is this an amazing holiday gift or what? Good heft, brass, nonfunctional--the perfect gift for an old geezer who has everything and needs nothing except the knowledge that someone is really thinking about them. Shown here is the five-pound piece of an old scale that Reuben gave to his Dad at their last Christmas together. His Dad said it was the best present he had received in a long time.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

The Best Part of the Holidays (December 23, 2022)

Christmas tree in the TruthMaker living room. Don't you just love the lights and that piney smell?

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

This Place Is for the Birds (December 23, 2022)

Following is the full list of birds found by Barbara Dye, Keith Gress, and others during last week's Audobon Christmas Bird Count. 81 species; 1753 individual birds; all east of Highway 1 from Montara to El Granada.

• American Crow   21
• American Goldfinch 5
• American Kestrel 2
• American Robin 141
• American Wigeon 4
• Anna's Hummingbird 75
• Band-tailed Pigeon 37
• Bewick's Wren 12
• Black Phoebe 24
• Brewer's Blackbird 58
• Brown Creeper 1
• Brown-headed Cowbird 12
• Bufflehead 2
• Bushtit 34
• California Quail 31
• California Scrub-Jay 18
• California Thrasher 1
• California Towhee 33
• Canada Goose 39
• Cedar Waxwing 17
• Chestnut-backed Chickadee 106
• Common Raven 56
• Dark-eyed Junco 113
• Downy Woodpecker 7
• Eurasian-collared Dove 34
• European Starling 64
• Fox Sparrow 26
• Gadwall 4
• Golden-crowned Sparrow 90
• Great Blue Heron 2
• Great Horned Owl 1
• Hairy Woodpecker 9
• Hermit Thrush 14
• Hermit Warbler 1
• House Finch 72
• House Sparrow 3
• Hutton's Vireo 2
• Killdeer 3
• Lesser Goldfinch 26
• Lincoln's Sparrow 4
• Mallard 8
• Merlin 1
• Mourning Dove 40
• Northern Flicker 22
• Northern Harrier 2
• Orange-crowned Warbler 1
• Purple Finch 15
• Pygmy Nuthatch 103
• Red-breasted Sapsucker 2
• Red-shouldered Hawk 5
• Red-tailed Hawk 11
• Red-winged Blackbird 17
• Rock Pigeon 6
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet 36
• Say's Phoebe 1
• Song Sparrow 19
• Spotted Towhee 37
• Steller's Jay 14
• Townsend's Warbler 30
• Turkey Vulture 3
• Western Bluebird 13
• Western Meadowlark 5
• White-crowned Sparrow 45
• White-throated Sparrow 4
• Wrentit 19
• Yellow-rumped Warbler 90

Data credit: Barbara Dye

Live Interview with Captain Rebecca Albin (December 16, 2022)

Captain Rebecca Albin, Chief of Police Services for San Mateo County in Half Moon Bay.

Photo credit: Half Moon Bay Review

Anybody Know What This Thing Is? (December 16, 2022)

It took work, but Reuben was able to scrounge up an actual paper ticket stub from a recent comedy show at the Chase Center. There is no evidence to support the rumor that he ripped it out of the hand of Elon Musk.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Storm Damage (December 16, 2022)

Reuben wasn't the only one that took some damage in the rain last Saturday. This is the Christmas tree at the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Coastside Leadership Academy (December 9, 2022)

  

Founders Claire and Lindsay join Reuben in studio for a follow-up chat to their May 27, 2022, interview with Reuben and Livvy on "Coastal Windage." Reuben could really learn something from them about finding some balance in life.

Coastal Windage Loves the Half Moon Bay Review (December 9, 2022)

February 21, 2021 Half Moon Bay Review MCC website/newsletter Coastside Buzz Pacific Coast TV (PCT) Nextdoor City of Half Moon Bay website KHMB’s “Radio Magazine” HMB Chamber of Commerce website KHMB’s “Coastal Windage” GCSD newsletter San Mateo County updates San Mateo Daily Journal KPDO’s “Local News” (2x daily) YouTube?

December 13, 2019 Half Moon Bay Review MCC website Nextdoor Coastside Buzz City of Half Moon Bay website San Mateo County updates The Paw Print KHMB’s “Radio Magazine” KHMB’s “Coastal Windage” HMB Patch

Is it love, or just co-dependency? In both the 2019 and the 2021 rankings of top Coastside media sources by "Coastal Windage," the Review is #1. We wonder where "Coastal Windage" ranks on the Review's list? (Cut to slow-motion video of Reuben slowly wiping away a tear.)

RIP Pepper the Horse (December 2, 2022)

  

Long-time fixture on Redondo Road, Pepper the horse has moved on to greener pastures. She will be missed. Shown here with her longtime equine soulmate, Louie.

Photo credit: Sam Johnson

Zoe Chait Just Keeps on Shredding (December 2, 2022)

Coastside teen surfing star Zoe Chait adds yet another accolade to her crowded trophy case: Mavericks big wave surfer.

Photo credit: Lambidakis

Aerial Tram Benchmarking Project (November 25, 2022)

What's a four-letter word that rhymes with tram? Hmm.

Mural Corners Half Moon Bay (November 18, 2022)

The intersection of Main Street and Kelly in Half Moon Bay is becoming quite a showcase for artists and their work.

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

Jane Kim's seascape mural in Mac Dutra Park.

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

Fabia's mural "Jeff Clark Surfing Mavericks" on the north side of Cunha's General Store.

     

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

 Black Lives Matter mural and Sylvio Modena's "The Spirit of Life" at City Hall.

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

 Julie Engelmann's Pumpkin Festival mural on the south side of Cunha's General Store.

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

 Photos of the Cunha Brothers service station at the corner of Kelly and Main.

(Photo credit: Owen Spartz)

 Big Reuben kicking it in front of a mural in Valdez, Alaska.

A Local Celebrity Is Back in Town (November 18, 2022)

(Photo Credit: Joseph Morlan)

"Morris," the only documented Northern Gannet in the North Pacific, is back in town.

Mural Corners Half Moon Bay (November 18, 2022)

The intersection of Main Street and Kelly in Half Moon Bay is becoming quite a showcase for artists and their work.

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

Jane Kim's seascape mural in Mac Dutra Park.

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

Fabia's mural "Jeff Clark Surfing Mavericks" on the north side of Cunha's General Store.

     

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

 Black Lives Matter mural and Sylvio Modena's "The Spirit of Life" at City Hall.

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

 Julie Engelmann's Pumpkin Festival mural on the south side of Cunha's General Store.

(Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

 Photos of the Cunha Brothers service station at the corner of Kelly and Main.

(Photo credit: Owen Spartz)

 Big Reuben kicking it in front of a mural in Valdez, Alaska.

A Local Celebrity Is Back in Town (November 18, 2022)

(Photo Credit: Joseph Morlan)

"Morris," the only documented Northern Gannet in the North Pacific, is back in town.

KHMB's Jim Henderson Gets His Due (November 18, 2022)

KHMB General Manager Jim Henderson is among this year's honorees at the 2022 PCTV Awards show.

Was that? Yup, and it was close! (November 18, 2022)

(Map credit: Natalie Downe)

Each red line represents an earthquake fault. The epicenter for Tuesday's 2.8 temblor was Rice Soil Farm just south of Half Moon Bay along the San Gregorio fault.

Back to Back Champs! (November 4, 2022)

 (Photo credit: Dylan Ragozin)

The Half Moon Bay AYSO 16U team celebrates their second championship in a row after a come-from-behind victory on Sunday.

It's a Giant Screaming Eagle Pumpkin! (November 4, 2022)

Travis Giegner, winner of the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Weigh-Off this year (and also winner in 2020), hauled his 2,560-pound winning pumpkin, "Maverick," back to his hometown of Anoka, MN, where it was then carved into the world's largest jack-o-lantern. How cool is this! See a video of the pumpkin being carved here: "Maverick" turns from a pumpkin into an eagle. 

Monorail! Monorail! Monorail! (November 4, 2022)

Careful citizens, the Music Man is coming to town and he's got a gondola to sell us.

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Jackie's Last Coastside Dance (October 28, 2022)

Beach Break Entertainment Shines Again (October 28, 2022)

Here's Johnny! All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Oh, and Redrum!

The Great Debate (October 21, 2022)

Lincoln-Douglas, Kennedy-Nixon, Bentson-Quayle--those were all just precursors to the HMB City Council District 4 throwdown this Monday.

(Graphic credit: Ric Barker)

The Brightside of Traffic: 2022 P-fest (October 21, 2022)

Expect the worst and hope for the best. Done and done. Graphical analysis of traffic from The Press in El Granada to More for Less in Half Moon Bay and back during the 2022 Pumpkin Festival weekend.

  

(Graphic credit: Natalie Downe, Simon Willison)

P-Fest 2022! (October 14, 2022)

Most of us tell ourselves that 50 is just a number, or 50 is the new 40, but for the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival, 50 means fun!

    

This year's poster and some fine examples of posters past. Check out all 50 years of posters at the Half Moon Bay Library from now until October 31.

Ski Bandini Moutain! (October 14, 2022)

Money, it's gotta be the fertilizer. That's how you get those giant pumpies, right?

 Vintage Bandini schwag from back in the day.

Avoid the Jam/Take the Tram (October 14, 2022)

The Coast Skyway is a novel and fun idea with limited practical merit, even before a cost/benefit analysis. Still, it's fun to dream about, and it would be a cool tourist attraction.

(Artwork, working title, and slogan credit: Deborah Harter Williams)

Amy "The Family Chef" Fothergill (October 14, 2022)

Chef, author, blogger, mom, radio star--what can't she do? Check out more of her amazing creations and achievements at amythefamilychef.com and artisanaldelightsbyamy.com.

 

(Photo credit: Amy Fothergill)

Does the Coastside need a Vehicular Recreation Area? (October 7, 2022)

Kelly Leak thinks so, as do many Coastsiders, including Reuben!

   

Kelly on his classic 1975 Harley Davidson Z90 in the 1976 film, "The Bad News Bears." Reuben on his dad's 1973 Yamaha AT 125 with his sister in San Felipe, Mexico, June 1973.

Fantastic fog for FogFest 2022 (September 30, 2022)

Julie Mell's fog machine was in overdrive to make sure FogFest 2022 lived up to its name this past Saturday in Pacifica. (Photo credit: Jan McFarland)

The Brightside of traffic (September 30, 2022)

   

Is there a brightside to traffic? There is when Sandy is covering it. Avenue Alhambra in El Granada and Lewis Foster Drive in Half Moon Bay during the Tuesday morning commute (or pretty much any weekday morning). (Photo credit: Sandy Brightside)

Libel, defamation, and misinformation on the trails of El Granada (September 23, 2022)

 

If a tree gets cut down in the woods and nobody is there to see it, can you just blame whoever you want? (Photo credit: The Loam Soldier)

Something here about those who live in glass houses . . .

Saga of the Stairs at Surfer's Beach (September 16, 2022)

Six years of Pacific Ocean waves have done some damage to the temporary stairs at Surfer's Beach. (Photo credit: Birgitta Bower)

 

The temporary fix to the temporary stairs. (Photo credit: Half Moon Bay Review)

Art by Julie Engelmann (September 9, 2022)

Murals, paintings, concert posters, stickers, surfboards, and more. This local artist has a feel for the Coastside vibe and the creative chops to express it. Find out about her process, her latest work, and where she wants to go with it in her "Shooting the Breeze" live on-air interview with Reuben.

Julie's winning mural proposal.

Julie's mural currently in progress on the corner of Main and Kelly in HMB.

Fog Fest 2022 poster

New bike shop in town (September 9, 2022)

Be sure to check out the newest business in Half Moon Bay, Straight Wheel Cycling. Grand opening is tomorrow!

 

Summer of Reuben (September 9, 2022)

It wasn't exactly like being stripped to the waist and eating a block of cheese the size of a car battery, but Reuben had himself a good time living the dream on the road to Alaska and back this summer.

Reuben getting all barnyard in Chicken, Alaska.

But it wasn't all glory. The black flies in the Northwest Territories are so big and vicious, the locals call them "bulldogs."

It's a small world. While fueling up at Junction 37 Services at the crossroads of the Alaskan Highway and the Cassiar Highway in southern Yukon Territory, Reuben's eagle eyes spied a connection to the Coastside on the gas station's sticker window. See if you can find the sticker for Sacrilege Brewery!

The long arm of Coastal Windage.

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Golf in El Granada! (May 27, 2022)

It's true! Disc golf that is. A darn fun activity, if we do say so ourselves. Check out the proposal currently being considered by the Granada Community Services District.

PAC Disc Golf Proposal April 2022

Multimodal mystery trail (May 27, 2022)

Read all about it. Only 10 years of planning, talking, meeting, and scrounging for funds is required to final get a shovel in the ground for a 1.25-mile stretch of paved bike path that does not connect on either end to any other segment or section of paved bike path. That's progress, Coastsiders! Following are links to the Midcoast Community Council's web page for the Multimodal Trail and San Mateo County's web page for the MMT, including plans, documents, and diagrams going all the way back to 2013. This better be one heckuva stretch of bike path.

MCC Highway 1 Parallel Trail -- Midcoast Multimodal Trail page

San Mateo County Midcoast Multimodal Trail Project page

Coastside Leadership Academy (May 27, 2022)

The Coastside Leadership Academy (CLA) is an all-girls academy (grades 9-12) rooted in the cycles of joy, healing, and growth, where girls learn to trust their intuition, use their voices, and become leaders in a supportive community. Hear from founders Claire Rietmann-Grout and Lindsay Stewart during their live, in-studio interview with Livvy and Reuben.

Coastside Leadership Academy (CLA)

Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island ticket stub (May 20, 2022)

Reuben loves to go on and on about paper tickets and how cool they are. He must have spent seven minutes of this week's show gushing about how cool the ticket stub for the Statue of Liberty was in 2015. Just to complete the thought, here it is. We wonder if paper tickets like this are still available as free souvenirs for visitors in 2022?

Balloons kill wildlife (May 13, 2022)

Per BalloonsBlow.org: "All released balloons, including those falsely marketed as 'biodegradable latex,' return to Earth as ugly litter. They kill countless animals and cause dangerous power outages."

 

Movie night with Beach Break Entertainment (April 8, 2022)

Julie Mell and Beach Break Entertainment are singlehandedly keeping moviegoing alive on the Coastside. This time with two great movies about women and sports, "Girls Can't Surf" and "Knocking Down the Fences." Plus a panel discussion with filmmakers, atheletes, and industry experts. Another great night with Beach Break.

Harry Mack and the Little Shop of Horrors (April 1, April 8, 2022)

Feels good to be back out in the world, going to see live music, theater, and sporting events in person. Following is an autographed concert poster and autographed ticket from the 4/1 Harry Mack show at the Old Princeton Landing and a playbill from the 4/2 Half Moon Bay High School production of "Little Shop of Horrors."

Approved Quarry Park Pump Track Design (April 1, 2022)

The approved "Flying X" track design featuring two interior loops as well as an outer loop.

1946 Tsunami (March 25, 2022)

By 1964, Princeton had some protection from the breakwater, but in 1946, well check out these photographs. (Photo credit: Orville)

Following is a photo of a Tsunami warning sign in the Caribbean nation of Grenada. (Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker)

Cunha DC Trip

Coastal Windage gets around. We were able to get a look at the special edition custom challenge coin minted for the 2022 Cunha DC trip.

  

The Olympics (February 18, 2022)

Following are pictures of the little week-at-glance calendar book from 1973 that Reuben used to record the American results for the 1976 summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

 

Seeking vintage things (February 18, 2022)

Just a sampling of favorites from Reuben's personal stash. Clockwise from upper right: 1910 T206 Ty Cobb; 1992 Skybox Michael Jordan; 1959 Topps Willie Mays (autographed); 1982 Topps Dan Fouts.

Jim "Sully" Sullivan (February 11, 2022)

Member of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, 1989 Overall Mountain Bike World Champion, and local trails advocate Jim Sullivan crushing it in the US colors on a fully rigid bike in 1989.

Cunha Cubs 8A Basketball Champs (February 4, 2022)

Undefeated for their entire middle school career (no 2021 season). 10-0 and league champs in 2022.

Front row: Gio Garduno-Martin; Caiden Guevara; Maverick Johnson; Owen Perez

Back row: Head coach Luis Haro; coach Irving; Franco Santiago; Ronin McCauley; Jack McMillan; Matthew Melo; Javi Nobiles; Daniel Moctezuma; coach Chris

Dog days on the Coastside (February 4 and 11, 2022)

The San Mateo County Parks off-leash pilot program for Quarry Park and Pillar Point Bluffs will be reviewed and voted on by the San Mateo County Planning Commission on Wednesday, February 9, at 9:00 AM.

Click the thumbnail below to go to the County's Dog Work Group web page.

Coastside Composite Mountain Bike Team (February 4, 2022)

The Coastside Composite Mountain Bike Team is an experience-and skill building-focused cycling team for Coastside youths. The team not only participates in competitive events but also community support projects like the Bike Temple at Abundant Grace.

  

The Coastside Composite Mountain Bike Team                   Mac Henry places 3rd in the U29 division!!

To learn more about NICA go to www.nationalmtb.org, to learn about the NorCal Interscholastic Cycling League go to https://www.norcalmtb.org/ and to participate with the Coastside Composite Mountain Bike Team please reach out to the team at Coastside.Composite.MTB@gmail.com.

For more information about the team, check out the article about them at coastsidebuzz.com.

Commute.org Coastside Survey (February 4, 2022)

Commute.org is conducting a survey of San Mateo County Coastside residents to learn more about travel patterns, transportation choices, and interests in alternative travel modes.

To take the survey, go to surveymonkey.com/r/CoastsideSurvey.

Big confusion over table scraps (January 14, 2022)

Recology of the Coast flyer explaining the process for their new composting program.

The Pilot Light (January 14, 2022)

The new Pilot Light restaurant is getting ready to open soon at the old 3-0 space at the HMB airport. Click on the image to see the latest draft of their menu, which is still a work in progess.

Moss Beach crosswalk (January 14, 2022)

Latest iteration of the crosswalk on Highway 1 at Virginia Street in Moss Bach. Screenshots taken from video posted to Nextdoor by Claire Toutant.

 

Zoe Chait (January 7, 2022)

Photos courtesy of Marcus Chait.

  

Accolades:

• 2nd place, 2021 National Scholastic Surfing Association Championships in the Womens U18 division

• 1st place, 2021 NSSA West Coast Regional

• Ranked 2nd in the USA Prime West Surfing Series, the country's highest level of amateur surfing

Sponsors:

• O’Neill

• Sharpeye Surfboards

• NorCal Surf Shop

• Electric Sunglasses

• SunBum

• Creatures of Leisure

Bike Temple program at Abundant Grace (January 7, 2022)

Per our friends at Coastside Mountain Bikers and Abundant Grace, click this image to read the press release about this new volunteer program on the Coastside.

Half Moon Bay coffee mugs (December 17, 2021)

Last month, Reuben practically lost his mind when he spent three hours with his family scouring the Coastside over the Thanksgiving weekend for a simple coffee mug emblazened with the legend "Half Moon Bay." Nary a one to be found. Since then, he has followed up several leads and ultimately ended up commissioning local artist Vanessa Lamascus of Coastal Custom Designs to make one for him to give to his sister. This week, Reuben followed up more leads provided by listeners and found HMB coffee mugs for sale at CVS in Strawflower Village and at Coastside Books on Main Street.

Custom mug by Vanessa Lamascus, Coastal Custom Designs

2022 San Mateo County One-Day Homeless Count (December 3, 2021)

The San Mateo County biennial one-day homeless count is January 27, 2022. For more information, click the following link.

• San Mateo County One-Day Homeless Count, January 27, 2022

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